Virgil D. Parris papers relating to the Buckfield Branch Railroad, 1826-1866.

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Virgil D. Parris papers relating to the Buckfield Branch Railroad, 1826-1866.

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Papers concerning the establishment and construction of the Buckfield Branch Railroad, consisting of acts, articles of subscription, accounting sheets, bids, circulars to stockholders, contracts, diagrams, proposals, receipts, and reports of survey; and correspondence with David F. Child, E. Norris, L.L. Greenleaf, Thompson Lapham, William Hayden, J. Williams, and Henry Ingalls.

ca. 100 items.

Maine Historical Society Library

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Williams, J.

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Portland and Oxford Central Railroad

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Chartered in 1857, the Portland and Oxford Central Railroad took control of the property and assets of the Buckfield Branch Railroad Company in that year. In 1878 the Portland and Oxford Central Railroad was placed under the receivership of the Rumford Falls and Buckfield Railroad, and was sold to the Portland and Rumford Falls Railway in 1896. From the description of Records of the Portland and Oxford Central Railroad Company, 1857-1875. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat ...

Lapham, Thompson

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Greenleaf, L. L.

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Child, David F.

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Ingalls, Henry

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Parris, Virgil, 1807-1874

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Lawyer, state representative (1833-1838); member of Congress (1838-1841); state senator (1842-1844); U.S. marshal (1844-1849); mail agent (1853-1856); and naval store keeper (1856-1860), of Paris, Me. From the description of Papers, 1826-1867. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70976499 Lawyer (Buckfield, Me.), state representative (1833-1838), member of U.S. Congress (1838-1841), state senator (1842-1844), U.S. marshal (1844-1849), mail agent (1853-1856...

Buckfield Branch Railroad Company

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Railroad serving Buckfield, Me. From the description of Buckfield Branch Railroad Company records, 1847-1853. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 179919530 Buckfield Branch Railroad Company was chartered in 1847; renamed Portland and Oxford Central Railroad in 1857. From the description of Buckfield Branch Railroad Company records, 1847-1854. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 474963544 ...

Norris, Edward, 1584-1659

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