Louisville, Cincinnati, and Charleston Rail Road Company subscription, 1836.

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Louisville, Cincinnati, and Charleston Rail Road Company subscription, 1836.

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This item is a subscription form for stock in the proposed trans-Southern railroad. The form lists the company's commissioners, all of whom apparently lived in South Carolina. It was sent to Colonel Abraham Blanding, a lobbyist for the company, whose name is written on it. A note saying "I send the enclosed to show, what we are doing in So Ca [South Carolina R.Y.H." was written by General Robert Y. Hayne, a former governor of South Carolina and mayor of Charleston, who was active in the company.

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Blanding, A. (Abraham), 1776-1839

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Louisville, Cincinnati & Charleston Rail-Road Company

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In the 1830s, Daniel Drake and others proposed a rail line running from Charleston, South Carolina to Cincinnati, Ohio. A charter was sought from the Kentucky General Assembly to allow the construction of the line through the Commonwealth. The charter was passed in 1836 with provisions for branch lines to Louisville and Maysville. The line changed its name to the Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston Rail-Road. The company's stock sales met poor response outside South Carolina. The line sought n...

Hayne, Robert Young, 1791-1839

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American statesman; governor of S.C. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Charleston, to M. Carey, 1816 Sept. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270466688 From the description of Autograph letter in third person, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269606184 Charleston and St. Paul Parish, S.C. attorney, South Carolina state legislator and governor, and U.S. senator. From the description of Letter : to M. Kelly, 1825 Sept. 1. (The South C...