John Stephen and Frances Jennings Casement Papers, 1837-1928 (bulk 1866-1869)

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John Stephen and Frances Jennings Casement Papers, 1837-1928 (bulk 1866-1869)

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The John Stephen and Frances Jennings Casement papers primarily consist of the correspondence between the couple during the time J.S. Casement and his brother, Daniel T. were constructing the Union Pacific Railroad from Omaha, Nebraska, to Promontory Point, Utah, from 1866 to 1869. Frances tells of home life, family and friends. J.S. Casement writes frankly of his difficulties in obtaining supplies and gives his opinion of business associates. There are also other family letters, business records, and biographical and printed materials. Photographs include a copy of the wedding photograph of J.S. and Frances Casement and stereo cards of scenes along the Central Pacific and Union Pacific lines.

.7 cubic ft. (2 boxes) + oversize.

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7371931

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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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...

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...