Lake Ontario Shore Railroad and Henry L. Davis Papers 1847-1880

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Lake Ontario Shore Railroad and Henry L. Davis Papers 1847-1880

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New York regional railroad. Collection includes financial records, legal records and correspondence; also some non-railroad related papers of Henry L Davis, the secretary of the Lake Ontario Shore Railroad.

0.25 linear ft.

eng,

Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 6362060

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Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874

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Congressman, philanthropist, reformer. From the description of Letter, 1840 May 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122379141 Gerrit Smith resided in Peterboro (N.H.?) at the time of these writings and was a strong supporter of emancipation and African American rights. Upon his death the African American citizens of Buffalo paid him a formal tribute. From the description of Letters and broadsides, 1868-1871. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 34178334 ...

Davis, Henry L. (Henry Lyon), 1775-1837

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The Lake Ontario Shore Railroad was part of a scheme to link Portland, Maine and Boston with the west, without dependence on the New York Central Railroad. The project was discussed as early as 1854 by Boston businessmen and was revived after the Civil War by promoters in Oswego, New York. In March 1868, the Lake Ontario Shore Railroad Company was chartered with Gerrit Smith as its president. It was to build westward from Oswego to Lewiston, with the expectation that other promoters...

Lake Ontario Shore Railroad Company

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