Letterbook index, 1894-1896; 1898-1903.

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Letterbook index, 1894-1896; 1898-1903.

These indexes contain individual, corporate, and subject entries, which include descriptive notations of letters received and sent concerning civil engineering, the Pennsylvania Railroad, and personal business (horses, racing, billings, meetings).

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