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Ingalls, Melville Ezra, 1842-1914.

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Melville Ingalls was a Massachusetts lawyer interested in corporate law pertaining to railroads. He came to Cincinnati in 1870 to investigate finances of Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette Railroad. He became president of Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago Railway in 1880. In 1889 Ingalls' railroad and Cornelius Vanderbilt II's Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railroad merged to form the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway (known as the Big Four Route) with Ingalls serving as president.

From the description of Melville E. Ingalls Correspondence, 1871-1906. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 55045100

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Melville Ingalls was president and receiver of the Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and Lafayette Railroad Company which was headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. This railroad company was reorganized during the 1870's as the Cincinnati, Lafayette, and Chicago Railway Company. In 1880, this railroad would merge with other small railroads in the midwest to form the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Saint Louis, and Chicago Railway Company.

From the description of Papers, 1875-1888. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 50059191

Massachusetts lawyer, politician, and president of the Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad.

From the description of Letters received, 1871-1914. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 550534137

Melville Ingalls (1842-1914) graduated from Harvard Law School in 1863 and practiced in Boston. He married Abbie M. Stimson of Gray, Maine, in 1867. He moved to Cincinnati in 1870 and became president of the Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and Lafayette Railroad. Ingalls rescued the railway from bankruptcy in the late 1870s and formed a new company, the Cincinnati, St. Louis & Chicago Railway. This railway merged with the Vanderbilt-owned Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railway in 1889 to become the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway (Big Four). Ingalls was also head of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, and was instrumental in developing the coal mining industry in Kentucky.

From the description of Papers, 1870-1907. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 47832328

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Ingalls, Melville Ezra, 1842-1914.

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Melville E. Ingalls Correspondence, 1871-1906.

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Ingalls, Melville Ezra, 1842-1914. Melville E. Ingalls Correspondence, 1871-1906.

Title: Melville E. Ingalls Correspondence, 1871-1906.

Collection consists of 215 letters written mostly to the president of the Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette railroad, Melville E. Ingalls, by Ohio railroad executives, Ohio suppliers and lawyers about business, operations, accidents, finance, supplies political and personal issues.

ArchivalResource: 0.5 cubic ft.

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Ingalls, Melville Ezra, 1842-1914.

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Frank Parsons papers, 1888-1908 (inclusive).

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Parsons, Frank, 1854-1908. Frank Parsons papers, 1888-1908 (inclusive).

Title: Frank Parsons papers, 1888-1908 (inclusive).

Correspondence, notes and manuscripts for books and articles, and other documents and papers of Frank Parsons, lawyer, educator, and lecturer and writer on economics and social reform.

ArchivalResource: 4 linear ft. (10 boxes)

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Ingalls, Melville Ezra, 1842-1914.

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Frank Parsons papers 1888-1908

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Frank Parsons papers, 1888-1908

Title: Frank Parsons papers 1888-1908

Correspondence, notes and manuscripts for books and articles, and other documents and papers of Frank Parsons, lawyer, educator, and lecturer and writer on economics and social reform. There is very little material of a personal nature. Included is a file of correspondence with Ralph Albertson, a close friend of Parsons, mainly concerned with the cooperative movement.

ArchivalResource: 4 linear feet (10 boxes)

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Ingalls, Melville E. (Melville Ezra), 1842-1914.

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Letters received, 1871-1914.

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Ingalls, Melville E. (Melville Ezra), 1842-1914. Letters received, 1871-1914.

Title: Letters received, 1871-1914.

Letters document Ingalls' successful effort to reorganize the Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad out of bankruptcy, using Boston capital as the key to this recovery. Besides letters from Joseph Story Fay, T.H. Perkins, Laurence Curtis, Henry Parkman, William H.H. Andrews and others, there are minutes of meetings, financial records and lists of shareholders.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (117 items) ; 26 cm.

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Ingalls, Melville E. (Melville Ezra), 1842-1914.

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Letters, 1878.

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Chapman, George H. (George Henry), 1832-1882. Letters, 1878.

Title: Letters, 1878.

The collection contains two letters written and signed by George Henry Chapman to M.E. Ingalls in Cincinnati, Ohio. The letter of 14 August 1878 concerns a shipment of grain, the second letter of 1 December 1878 has Chapman mending fences about a poor contract between the two men. The two letters are on Lafayette, Muncie and Bloomington Railroad stationery and identify Chapman as the Receiver for the railroad.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

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Ingalls, Melville E. (Melville Ezra), 1842-1914.

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Papers, 1870-1907.

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Ingalls, Melville E. (Melville Ezra), 1842-1914. Papers, 1870-1907.

Title: Papers, 1870-1907.

The collection contains approximately 2,000 letters, mostly pertaining to the legal and financial operation of railroads, and Ingalls' personal and political life. Included is Ingalls' correspondence with the New York firm Morton, Bliss & Company (1871-1888), and his representative and advisor Charles W. Booth (1873-1878).

ArchivalResource: 5 boxes.

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Ingalls, Melville E. (Melville Ezra), 1842-1914.

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Papers, 1875-1888.

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Ingalls, Melville E. (Melville Ezra), 1842-1914. Papers, 1875-1888.

Title: Papers, 1875-1888.

These papers consist of letters, pertaining mostly to business, financial, and legal operation of railroads. Correspondents include the officers and managers of the following firms: Booth and Edgar; Drexel, Morgan, and Company; Canada Southern Line; Red Line Transit Company; and Rochester Car Wheel Works.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (0.25 cubic ft.)

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Ingalls, Melville Ezra, 1842-1914.

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Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and Lafayette Railroad Company.

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Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and Lafayette Railroad Company.
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Ingalls, Melville Ezra, 1842-1914.

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Parsons, Frank, 1854-1908.

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Parsons, Frank, 1854-1908.
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Ingalls, Melville Ezra, 1842-1914.

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White Water Valley Railroad Co.

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White Water Valley Railroad Co.
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Ingalls, Melville E. (Melville Ezra), 1842-1914.

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Andrews, William H. H., 1839-1892.

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Andrews, William H. H., 1839-1892.
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Ingalls, Melville E. (Melville Ezra), 1842-1914.

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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.

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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
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Ingalls, Melville E. (Melville Ezra), 1842-1914.

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Booth, Charles W., fl. 1873-1878.

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Booth, Charles W., fl. 1873-1878.
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Ingalls, Melville E. (Melville Ezra), 1842-1914.

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Chapman, George H. (George Henry), 1832-1882.

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Chapman, George H. (George Henry), 1832-1882.
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Ingalls, Melville E. (Melville Ezra), 1842-1914.

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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.

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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
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Ingalls, Melville E. (Melville Ezra), 1842-1914.

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Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis, and Chicago Railway Company.

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Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis, and Chicago Railway Company.
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Ingalls, Melville E. (Melville Ezra), 1842-1914.

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Cincinnati, Lafayette, and Chicago Railway Company.

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Cincinnati, Lafayette, and Chicago Railway Company.
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Ingalls, Melville E. (Melville Ezra), 1842-1914.

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Cincinnati, Lafayette & Chicago Railroad.

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Cincinnati, Lafayette & Chicago Railroad.
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Ingalls, Melville E. (Melville Ezra), 1842-1914.

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Curtis, Laurence.

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Curtis, Laurence.
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Ingalls, Melville E. (Melville Ezra), 1842-1914.

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Fay, Joseph Story, 1812-1897.

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Fay, Joseph Story, 1812-1897.
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Ingalls, Melville E. (Melville Ezra), 1842-1914.

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Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and Lafayette Railroad Company.

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Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and Lafayette Railroad Company.
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Ingalls, Melville E. (Melville Ezra), 1842-1914.

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J.P. Morgan & Co.

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J.P. Morgan & Co.
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Ingalls, Melville E. (Melville Ezra), 1842-1914.

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Lafayette, Muncie, and Bloomington Railroad.

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Lafayette, Muncie, and Bloomington Railroad.
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Ingalls, Melville E. (Melville Ezra), 1842-1914.

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Morton, Bliss & Company.

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Morton, Bliss & Company.
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Ingalls, Melville E. (Melville Ezra), 1842-1914.

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Parkman, Henry, 1850-1924.

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Parkman, Henry, 1850-1924.
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Ingalls, Melville E. (Melville Ezra), 1842-1914.

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Perkins, Thomas Handasyd, 1764-1854.

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Perkins, Thomas Handasyd, 1764-1854.
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Ingalls, Melville E. (Melville Ezra), 1842-1914.

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Pullman's Palace Car Company.

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Pullman's Palace Car Company.
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Ohio

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Middle West

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