Old Colony & Fall River Railroad company records 1836-1893

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Old Colony & Fall River Railroad company records 1836-1893

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The records date largely from the merger period and include correspondence, reports, financial and legal papers, diagrams relating to the railroads and miscellaneous printed matter such as passes, tickets and clippings. Included in the correspondence are several family letters of Alexander Holmes, president of the company. Other correspondents are Julia Ward Howe, George Stillman Hillard and Samuel Hill. Of the two account books, one lists the shareholders and the other tabulates revenues for stations along the railroad.

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Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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The Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Company was based in Massachusetts, and originally called the Old Colony Railroad Company. In 1846 is merged with the Fall River Railroad Company. It returned to it original name in 1872. From the description of Old Colony & Fall River Railroad company records, 1836-1893 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702168295 The Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Company was based in Massachusetts, and originally called the Old C...