Bill of lading, 1869 November 19.

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Bill of lading, 1869 November 19.

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Bill of lading for two cases and one cask of merchandise marked M.S. Craswell, shipped on the steamer Alaska and leaving New York bound for Aspinwall (now Colon, Panama). From there the goods are transported by the Panama Railroad Company to the Port of Panama, then by steamer to the port of San Francisco. The cost including insurance and other expenses are in the amount of $49.48. The Panama Railroad Company was incorporated in New York in 1849 to operate a railway across the isthmus of Panama. The steamship company provided the service to both the Pacific and Atlantic terminals.

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Panama Railroad Co.

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Craswell, M.S.

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Pacific Mail Steamship Company

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The Pacific Mail Steamship Company was incorporated in 1848 to engage in the steamship business after receiving a contract from the U.S. government to provide mail service between Panama and the Oregon coast. The organizer and first president of the company was William H. Aspinwall. The company prospered, expanded its fleet, and began service to the Orient in 1867. By the mid-1880s they were sailing to 47 ports across the Pacific Ocean, including ports in Central America and Mexico. T...