Letterbooks, 1862-1874.
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Old Colony Railroad Company
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Chartered in 1844; opened for service from Boston to Plymouth, Mass., in 1845. Eventually blanketed southern Massachusetts with rail lines. Operated the famous boat train from Boston connecting with Fall River steamers for New York City. Passed into control of the New Haven system in 1893. From the description of Records, 1846-1937 (inclusive). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 269581169 ...
Choate, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1828-1911
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Choate was born in Salem, Mass. and graduated from Harvard College (1849) and Harvard Law School (1854). He devoted much of his practice to railroad law acting as counsel for the Boston and Maine Railroad. In 1865, he became counsel for the Old Colony Railroad, becoming its director (1872), and later its president (1877). In 1877, he was chosen president of the Old Colony Steamboat Company. From the description of Lawyer's letterpress book, 1874-1881. (Harvard Law School Library). Wo...
Old Colony & Newport Railway Company
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Old Colony and Fall River Railroad Company
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The Old Colony and Fall River Railroad Company formed in 1854 with the merger of the Old Colony Railroad Co. (founded in 1844) and the Fall River Railroad Co. . The company was based in Massachusetts. From the description of Record book, 1852-1854. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 147332187 ...
