John Stephen and FrancesJennings Casement papers 1837-1928 (bulk 1866-1869)

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John Stephen and FrancesJennings Casement papers 1837-1928 (bulk 1866-1869)

Letters exchanged between John Stephen Casementand his wife, Frances, while he was constructing the eastern (Union Pacific)section of the first transcontinental railroad line across North America.Collection also contains miscellaneous business records, news clippings,photographs, and stereocards.

0.7 cubic ft. (2 boxes) + oversize

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Union Pacific railroad company

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Served Oklahoma and other Western states. From the description of Union Pacific collection, 1930-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70972329 The story of the Union Pacific Railroad's involvement with oil and the Tidelands goes back to at least 1911 when the State of California granted the City of Long Beach its tidelands properties for development of commerce, navigation, fisheries, and recreation under a public trust doctine, meaning any development and revenues from such...

Casement, John Stephen, 1829-1909

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U.S. Army officer, railroad engineer, and civic leader, of Painesville, Ohio. From the description of John S. and Frances Jennings Casement collection, [18--]-1920. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70922992 John S. Casement (1829-1909) was born in New York and came to Ohio in 1850 to work as a railroad construction foreman. He met Frances Jennings (1840-1928) while working near Painesville, Ohio, and they were married in 1857. After service in the Civil War, Casement, along wi...

Casement, Frances Jennings, 1841-1920

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John S. Casement (1829-1909) was born in New York and came to Ohio in 1850 to work as a railroad construction foreman. He met Frances Jennings (1840-1928) while working near Painesville, Ohio, and they were married in 1857. After service in the Civil War, Casement, along with his brother Daniel, obtained a contract to perform tracklaying and grading for the Union Pacific's transcontinental line. The work lasted from 1866 to 1869. John Casement was later involved in a number of other business ven...