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Smith, St. John, 1799-1878. St. John Smith papers, 1835-1880.

Title: St. John Smith papers, 1835-1880.

Includes letterbook relating to land and lumber investments in Centre, Clearfield, Elk, and Jefferson counties in Pennsylvania; letters of instruction to vessel captains, and some pertaining to the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad; and fourteen volumes recording on a daily basis the vessels and cargoes at Smith's wharf and Widgery's wharf in Portland.

ArchivalResource: 15 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/217277414 View

Fitch, Luther. Correspondence of Judge Luther Fitch, 1850-1856 (bulk 1853)

Title: Correspondence of Judge Luther Fitch, 1850-1856 (bulk 1853)

The bulk of the collection consists of retained drafts of Luther Fitch's letters to his sons, written in the course of the year 1853: 16 letters to Luther, 13 letters to Edward, and 15 letters to Andrew. The letters inform of the brothers' affairs -- Luther's rather limited successes in California, Edward's effort to establish himself in Chicago and his marriage (of which his father heartily disapproved); and Andrew's search for a job; report on Portland news, including municipal and mayoral elections, "liquor subject," the Whigs and Free Soil Party, plans of establishing a medical school in Portland, local newspapers' coverage of California, emigration from Portland (with "some" going to Australia) and news of Portlanders in California; Canadian and Northern New England railroads (especially the Atlantic & St. Lawrence railroad), land speculation, investments, etc.

ArchivalResource: 54 pieces.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/85257176 View

Atlantic and St. Lawrence Rail Road Co. Records, 1845-1959.

Title: Records, 1845-1959.

Records of the company directors (1845-1855; 1853-1959) and stockholders (1845-1921; 1922-1959).

ArchivalResource: 1.5 linear ft. (4 v.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70973859 View

Poor, John A. (John Alfred), 1808-1871. John A. Poor memorandum, 1845.

Title: John A. Poor memorandum, 1845.

Memorandum, at Montréal, of John Alfred Poor, promoter of the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Rail Road, in which he describes his daring trip to Montréal, undertaken during a blizzard, to secure the Portland, Me., to Montréal route for the road.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/226299784 View

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882. Deed for lands, transferred by Henry W. Longfellow and others, to Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad Company, 1853 Aug. 8.

Title: Deed for lands, transferred by Henry W. Longfellow and others, to Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad Company, 1853 Aug. 8.

Copy of deed of sale of flats and upland in Portland, Me., transferred by Henry W. Longfellow and others to the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad Company.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/162101984 View

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882. Deed of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Alexander W. Longfellow, and Anne L. Pierce, for land transferred to Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad Company, 1853.

Title: Deed of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Alexander W. Longfellow, and Anne L. Pierce, for land transferred to Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad Company, 1853.

Deed selling a parcel of flats and uplands, formerly owned by Stephen Longfellow, Portland, to the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad Company.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/233982056 View

Boutelle, Timothy, 1777-1855. Papers, 1845-1898.

Title: Papers, 1845-1898.

Miscellaneous papers consisting of drafts of correspondence, reports and financial statements of the Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad; also railroad broadsides, one with woodcut of a locomotive with a tender and freight car; and photocopies of newspaper clippings having reference to railroad legislation and policy, and to the Androscoggin and Kennebec, the Atlantic and St. Lawrence, and the Kennebec and Portland railroads.

ArchivalResource: 1 v., 1 envelope (1/2 box, 173 items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70973606 View

Vertical file collection on railroads, 1824-1935 (inclusive).

Title: Vertical file collection on railroads, 1824-1935 (inclusive).

Consists of unbound manuscripts of less than a volume in size concerning numerous railroads and electric railroads in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Great Britain.

ArchivalResource: ca. 3 linear ft. (1.5 file drawers)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/269600781 View

Willis, William, 1794-1870. William Willis correspondence, ca. 1863.

Title: William Willis correspondence, ca. 1863.

Letter to Miss Julia Willis describing a trip to New York.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70977738 View

Preble, William P. (William Pitt), 1783-1857. William P. Preble letter to Sir Charles Metcalfe, Governor of Canada, 1845.

Title: William P. Preble letter to Sir Charles Metcalfe, Governor of Canada, 1845.

Letter from Preble, at Portland, to Sir Charles Metcalfe (surname also spelled Metcafe), Governor General of Canada, discussing the prospects of soon receiving a charter from the Maine Legislature for the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad and speaking of the mutual advantages afforded to Maine and Canada by the completion of such a road.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/214277523 View

Massachusetts. Treasury Office. Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad files, 1850-1851.

Title: Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad files, 1850-1851.

ArchivalResource: Partial doc. box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81609482 View

Mussey, John, 1790-1886. Papers, 1844-1870.

Title: Papers, 1844-1870.

Business correspondence, speeches, corporate reports, accounts, legislative papers, lists of stockholders and directors, and other papers, relating to the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70972218 View