Records, 1841-1847.

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Records, 1841-1847.

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Records of the Portland, Saco, and Portsmouth Rail Road Company. The first volume, dating from 1841 to 1847, records bills paid by the company for supplies, equipment and services. It contains many entries mentioning Benjamin T. Reed, the company treasurer. The second volume consists of monthly work record sheets for 1846 and 1847 for company employees.

2 v. ; 38-39 cm.

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Portland, Saco, and Portsmouth Rail Road Company

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The Portland, Saco, and Portsmouth Rail Road Company was started in 1842 to build a railroad from Portland to South Berwick, Maine. By connecting there with the Eastern or the Boston and Maine Railroad, it provided Portland with a rail link with Boston and points south. The railroad's construction was financed largely by stockholders from Boston, and managers of the Eastern Rail Road were very involved in its early history. In 1846 the company was leased jointly by the Eastern Rail Road and the ...

Reed, Benjamin Tyler, 1801-1874

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