Opinion in the case of U. S. vs Richmond and Danville Rail Road [manuscript], 1874 January 7.

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Opinion in the case of U. S. vs Richmond and Danville Rail Road [manuscript], 1874 January 7.

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Banfield's opinion rules that the suit of the federal government against the Richmond and Danville over ownership of the Confederate financed Piedmont Rail Road should be terminated. The opinon was rendered for William A. Richardson, Secretary of the Treasury.

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Piedmont Railroad Company

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Incorporated in North Carolina in 1862 to connect the Richmond and Danville Railroad with North Carolina Railroad; financed by the Confederate government; line opened 1864 from Danville, Va., to Greensboro, N.C. (48 miles); operated by the U.S. government in 1865; part of Richmond and Danville system (1866-1894); acquired by Southern Railway Company in 1894. From the description of Records, 1862-1895. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28409614 ...

Banfield, E. C.

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Richmond and Danville Railroad Company

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Incorporated in Virginia in 1847; main line opened in 1856 from Richmond to Danville, Va. (140 miles); grew through purchase, lease, and other means to 3300 miles of railroad by 1890; controlled by Richmond and West Point Terminal Railway and Warehouse Company (1886-1894); reorganized as Southern Railway Company in 1894. From the description of Records, 1847-1894. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28410076 Stem (Granville Co.), N.C. railroad company. From the ...

Richardson, William A. (William Adams), 1821-1896

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U.S. secretary of the treasury, educator, jurist, and author. From the description of Letter of William A. Richardson, 1884. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449526 ...