Rufus Henry Gilbert papers, 1863-ca. 1885.

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Rufus Henry Gilbert papers, 1863-ca. 1885.

Correspondence, patents, meeting minutes, clippings, notes, transcripts, etc., 1863-ca. 1885, of rapid transit promoter Rufus Henry Gilbert of New York City.

1 box (ca. 125 items)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7771451

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Gilbert Elevated Railway Company.

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Townsend, Solomon, 1805-1880.

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Merchant and resident of New York City. From the description of Ledger, 1821-1823. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58773689 Family based in New York City and Long Island. From the description of Townsend family history and documents, 1827-1874. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58773607 ...

Gilbert, Rufus Henry, 1832-1885.

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American inventor and promoter of rapid transit; served as a surgeon in the Union Army during the Civil War and was appointed Superintendent and Medical Director of the United States Army Hospitals. Gilbert left the medical profession following the war and entered the railroad business, making a special study of the rapid transit needs of New York City. Born in Guilford, New York; later a resident of New York City. From the description of Rufus Henry Gilbert papers, 1863-ca. 1885. (N...

Ward, Artemus, 1834-1867

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American humorist. From the description of Papers, ca. 1853-ca. 1865. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 14582259 Pen name of Charles Farrar Browne, Maine born writer and humorist who wrote for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Vanity Fair and edited Punch in London, England. From the description of Letter, June 23, 1866. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 56089374 ...

Conant, W. A.

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Flushing and North Side Rail Road.

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