Buckfield Branch Railroad Company records, 1847-1853.

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Buckfield Branch Railroad Company records, 1847-1853.

Business papers, of Buckfield Branch Railroad Company, including subscription regulations for stock, an agreement to take shares, and a proposal from the U.S. Post Office Dept. to the railroad to carry mail.

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United States. Post Office Department

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On July 26, 1775, members of the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, agreed: That a postmaster general be appointed for the United Colonies, who shall hold his office at Philada, and shall be allowed a salary of 1000 dollars per an: for himself, and 340 dollars per an: for a secretary and Comptroller, with power to appoint such, and so many deputies as to him may seem proper and necessary. That a line of posts be appointed under the direction of the Postmaster general, from Fal...

Buckfield Branch Railroad Company

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Railroad serving Buckfield, Me. From the description of Buckfield Branch Railroad Company records, 1847-1853. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 179919530 Buckfield Branch Railroad Company was chartered in 1847; renamed Portland and Oxford Central Railroad in 1857. From the description of Buckfield Branch Railroad Company records, 1847-1854. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 474963544 ...