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Railroad officials of the Union Pacific Railroad line, late 1800s to early 1900s |
Railroads, Railroad tracks, Union Pacific Railroad Company -- Officials and employees, Union Pacific Railroad Company, United States -- Wyoming -- Cheyenne, United States -- Utah -- Lucin Cutoff |
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Correspondence from N.S. Boulton and Co. to T.C. Durant, Chicago, Ill., 1866-1867 |
Business & finance, Railroad companies, Foundries, Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820-1885, Union Pacific Railroad Company, N. S. Boulton & Company, United States -- Illinois -- Chicago, 1860-1870 |
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Union Pacific Railroad payroll records and employee lists, 1864-1868 |
Railroad companies, Railroad construction & maintenance, Railroad employees, Wages, Engineers, Laborers, Labor costs, Contractors, McCartee, George B., Bartholow, E. M., Hallett, Samuel, Pierce, John, Henry, John E., Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820-1885, Reed, Samuel B., 1818-1891, Downs, A. D., Spracklen, William, Miller, J. L., Walters, George H., Spencer, G. W., Union Pacific Railroad Company, United States -- Kansas -- Wyandotte, United States -- Nebraska -- Omaha, United States -- Wyoming -- Laramie, 1860-1870 |
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Chesbrough and McGee's correspondence and balance sheets regarding construction work for Union Pacific Railroad, 1868-1871 |
Railroad companies, Railroad construction & maintenance, Rocks, Business & finance, Gravel, Trusts and trustees, Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820-1885, Davis, James W., Union Pacific Railroad Company, Chesbrough and McGee, United States, United States -- Wyoming -- Green River, 1860-1870, 1870-1880 |
Rockwork for Union Pacific Railroad was done by Chesbrough and McGee. Trustee James W. Davis' correspondence is included in these documents. |
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S. Andrews' correspondence regarding Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail Road Co. stock, New York, December 1863 |
Railroad companies, Business & finance, Stock exchanges, Stockbrokers, Stocks, Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820-1885, Andrews, S., Union Pacific Railroad Company, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail Road Co., United States -- New York, 1860-1870 |
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Correspondence from Robert H. Barr to H.C. Crane, Wilmington, Del., 1868 |
Business & finance, Railroad companies, Crane, Henry C., Union Pacific Railroad Company, United States -- Delaware -- Wilmington, 1860-1870 |
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Correspondence from E.H. Baker to Union Pacific Railroad officials, Boston, Mass., 1866-1870 |
Business & finance, Railroad companies, Crane, Henry C., Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820-1885, Union Pacific Railroad Company, United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston, 1860-1870 |
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Cheyenne daily argus editor's correspondence with Thomas C. Durant, Cheyenne, Wyo., December 1868 |
Railroad companies, Railroad construction & maintenance, Newspaper editors, Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820-1885, Garbanati, H., Union Pacific Railroad Company, Cheyenne daily argus, United States -- Wyoming -- Cheyenne, United States -- Colorado, 1860-1870 |
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Letters of recommendation for employment of James P. Congdon, New York, 1868 |
Railroad companies, Employment, Employment references, Congdon, James P., Union Pacific Railroad Company, South Side Rail Road Company of Long Island, United States -- New York, United States -- New York -- Long Island City (New York), 1860-1870 |
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Telegram to Azariah Boody, October 28, 1868 |
Business & finance, Railroad companies, Boody, Azariah, Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1860-1870 |
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Union Pacific Railroad voucher for James Green, Omaha, Neb., January 12, 1867 |
Railroad companies, Railroad construction & maintenance, Railroad ties, Green, James, Union Pacific Railroad Company, United States -- Nebraska -- Omaha, 1860-1870 |
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Indian camps on the Union Pacific Railroad line, mid- to late 1800s |
Indian encampments, Indigenous peoples, Tourists, Union Pacific Railroad Company, United States -- Nebraska -- Omaha, United States -- Wyoming, United States -- Utah |
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Buffalo Car Co., N.Y. correspondence and invoices regarding sale of railroad cars and wheels, 1856-1857 |
Railroad companies, Railroad car industry, Railroad cars, Wheels, Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820-1885, Farnam, Henry, 1803-1883, Townsend, D. J., Union Pacific Railroad Company, Buffalo Car Co., N.Y., United States -- New York -- Buffalo, 1850-1860 |
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Letter from S.D. Caldwell to Thomas C. Durant, Dunkirk, New York, January 22, 1865 |
Railroad companies, Steamboats, Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820-1885, Union Pacific Railroad Company, Erie Railway Steamboat Co., United States -- New York -- Dunkirk, 1860-1870 |
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Union Pacific Railroad Company telegrams and correspondence, 1865-1866 |
Business & finance, Railroad companies, Ainsworth, D. H., Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820-1885, Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1860-1870 |
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Correspondence from George Ashmun to Union Pacific Railroad officials, 1864-1868 |
Business & finance, Railroad companies, Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820-1885, Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1860-1870 |
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Letter from Nathan Peck to Henry C. Crane, New Haven, Conn., May 31, 1869 |
Railroad companies, Business & finance, Stock certificates, Peck, Nathan, Crane, Henry C., Bushnell, Cornelius S. (Cornelius Scranton), 1826-1896, Union Pacific Railroad Company, Merchants National Bank (New Haven, Conn.), United States -- Connecticut -- New Haven, United States -- New York -- New York, 1860-1870 |
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Correspondence from G.T. Bonner and Co. to T.C. Durant, New York, September 2, 1863 |
Business & finance, Railroad companies, Stock market, Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820-1885, Union Pacific Railroad Company, New York Stock Exchange, G. T. Bonner & Company, United States -- New York -- New York, 1860-1870 |
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Correspondence to H.C. Crane regarding Frank W. Andrews, stockholder in Credit Mobilier, Boston, Mass., 1868 |
Business & finance, Railroad companies, Crane, Henry C., Union Pacific Railroad Company, Glidden & Williams, Credit Mobilier of America, United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston, 1860-1870 |
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Chicago and North Western Railway Co. correspondence, Chicago, 1867-1869 |
Railroad companies, Business & finance, Shipping, Railroad employees, Railroad rails, Ropes, Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820-1885, Crane, Henry C., Casement, John Stephen, 1829-1909, Casement, Daniel T., Dunlap, George L., Tyler, James D., Hatch, Thomas C., Perkins, J. D., Patrick, B. F., Union Pacific Railroad Company, Chicago and North Western Railway Company, United States -- Illinois -- Chicago, 1860-1870 |
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Superior court case: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania versus Credit Mobilier of America, Dauphin County, Pa., 1869-1870 |
Railroad companies, Law & legal affairs, Judicial proceedings, Capitalists & financiers, Taxes, Trusts and trustees, Stockholders, Dividends, Appellate courts, Ames, Oakes, 1804-1873, Crane, Henry C., McMurtrie, Richard C. (Richard Coxe), 1819-1894, Bartlett, S., Union Pacific Railroad Company, Credit Mobilier of America, United States -- Pennsylvania, United States -- Pennsylvania -- Dauphin County, 1860-1870, 1870-1880 |
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John L. Coffin correspondence regarding Iowa land sale, Davenport, Iowa, 1860-1875 |
Railroad companies, Business & finance, Real estate business, Real estate development, Land, Taxes, Real estate agents, Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820-1885, Crane, Henry C., Coffin, John L., Sargent, George B. (George Barnard), 1818-1875, Sargent, John Osborne, 1811-1891, Union Pacific Railroad Company, Cook & Sargent (Davenport, Iowa), Land, Tax-paying & Commission Agency (Davenport, Iowa), United States -- Iowa, United States -- Iowa -- Davenport, United States -- Iowa -- Johnson County, United States -- Iowa -- Iowa County, United States -- Iowa -- Poweshiek County, United States -- Iowa -- Story County, United States -- Iowa -- Harrison County, 1860-1870, 1870-1880 |
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Union Pacific Railroad voucher for James. M. Parker, Omaha, Neb., April 1, 1864 |
Railroad companies, Railroad construction & maintenance, Land, Real estate development, Parker, James M., Dey, Peter Anthony, 1825-1911, Union Pacific Railroad Company, United States -- Nebraska -- Omaha, 1860-1870 |
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William M. Clarke correspondence, New York, 1866 |
Railroad companies, Business & finance, Capitalists & financiers, Bonds (negotiable instruments), Clarke, William M., Crane, Henry C., Union Pacific Railroad Company, United States -- New York -- New York, 1860-1870 |
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Union Pacific Railroad correspondence, 1866-1869 |
Business & finance, Railroad companies, Brooks, James, Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820-1885, Tracy, Charles, Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1860-1870 |
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Letter from M.V. Curley to Thomas C. Durant, Bladensburg, Md., February 3, 1873 |
Railroad companies, Warnings, Swindlers, Curley, M. V., Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820-1885, Union Pacific Railroad Company, United States -- Maryland -- Bladensburg, United States -- District of Columbia -- Washington, United States -- Nebraska -- Schuyler, United States -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs, 1870-1880 |
A sharper is an older term for thieves who use trickery to part an owner with his or her money possessions. |
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Letter from W. Meade O'Dwyer to Thomas C. Durant?, December 3, 1868 |
Railroad companies, Journalists, Periodicals, O'Dwyer, W. Meade, Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820-1885, Crane, Henry C., Union Pacific Railroad Company, Iron Age, United States -- New York -- New York, 1860-1870 |
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James Cotter's letter of application, Jersey City, N.J., December 28, 1867 |
Railroad companies, Railroad employees, Clerks, Applications for positions, Cotter, James, Union Pacific Railroad Company, United States -- New Jersey -- Jersey City, 1860-1870 |
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Union Pacific Railroad vouchers and receipts for Denis Ryan and John A. Ryan, Omaha, Neb., 1864-1865 |
Railroad companies, Railroad construction & maintenance, Lumber, Transportation, Ryan, Denis, Ryan, John A., Boyl, John R., Henry, John E., Union Pacific Railroad Company, United States -- Nebraska -- Omaha, United States -- Iowa -- Grinnell, 1860-1870 |
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Correspondence from James Van Allen Carter to Thomas C. Durant, October 1868 |
Railroad companies, Cattle, Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820-1885, Carter, James Van Allen, ca. 1838-1904, Union Pacific Railroad Company, United States, 1860-1870 |
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John F. Tracy miscellaneous correspondence, checks and legal documents, 1864-1868 |
Railroad companies, Business & finance, Boards of directors, Chief executive officers, Tracy, John F., McCartee, George B., Crane, Henry C., Durant, Heloise H., Union Pacific Railroad Company, Corn Exchange Bank Trust Company, United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Office of the General Superintendent, United States -- New York -- New York, United States -- District of Columbia -- Washington, 1860-1870 |
John F. Tracy was a Union Pacific Railroad director, 1863-1869. |
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New York Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit) case: Charles W. Pollard versus Union Pacific Railroad Company, New York, 1869-1870 |
Railroad companies, Law & legal affairs, Bonds (negotiable instruments), Contracts, Fraud, Complaints (Civil procedure), Injunctions, Summons, Stockholders, Capital stock, Dividends, Chief executive officers, Pollard, Charles W., Ames, Oakes, 1804-1873, Davis, James W., Cook, Ebenezer, Cisco, John J., Crane, Henry C., Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820-1885, Alley, John B. (John Bassett), 1817-1896, Blair, John I., Dillon, Sidney, 1812-1892, Bates, Benjamin E., Ham, Benjamin F., Ensign, Edward, Ames, Oliver, 1807-1877, Bushnell, Cornelius S. (Cornelius Scranton), 1826-1896, McComb, Henry S., 1825-1881, Barnard, George G. (George Gardner), 1829-1879, Fisk, James, 1835-1872, Union Pacific Railroad Company, New York (State). Supreme Court, Field & Shearman, Credit Mobilier of America, United States. Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit), United States -- New York -- New York, 1860-1870, 1870-1880 |
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Red Line Transit Co. correspondence, Boston, Mass., March 9, 1868 |
Railroad companies, Transportation, Shipping, Railroad locomotives, Bassett, I. J., Alley, John B. (John Bassett), 1817-1896, Crane, Henry C., Union Pacific Railroad Company, Red Line Transit Co., United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston, United States -- Massachusetts -- Taunton, United States -- New Hampshire -- Manchester, United States -- Rhode Island -- Providence, United States -- Illinois -- Chicago, United States -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs, 1860-1870 |
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Correspondence from James E. Boyd to T.C. Durant, 1868 |
Business & finance, Railroad companies, Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820-1885, Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1860-1870 |
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Union Car Spring Manufacturing Co. correspondence, New York, N.Y., 1866-1868 |
Railroad companies, Railroad car industry, Railroad cars, Mechanics (Persons), Railroad cars -- Springs and suspension, Indorsements, Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820-1885, Crane, Henry C., Stoddard, M., Haldeman, John, Brown, H. L., Bond, J., Smith, O. L., Reniff, R., Joy, Joseph F., Union Pacific Railroad Company, Providence and Worcester Railroad Company, Union Car Spring Manufacturing Co. (New York, N.Y.), Illinois Central Railroad Company, Chicago and Alton Railroad Company, Erie Railroad Company, United States -- New York -- New York, United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, United States -- Illinois -- Chicago, United States -- Nebraska -- Omaha, United States -- New Jersey -- Paterson, 1860-1870 |
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Landscapes along the Union Pacific Railroad line, mid- to late 1800s |
Boulders, Buttes, Covered wagons, Railroads, Railroad locomotives, Stagecoaches, Caves, Rock formations, Mountains, Photographers, Wagon trains, Canyons, Scenic overlooks, Mountaineering, Rivers, Kempland, A. L., Hart, Alfred A., 1816-1908, Savage, C. R. (Charles Roscoe), 1832-1909, Union Pacific Railroad Company, Jackson Bros. Photographers (Omaha, Neb.), Golden State Photographic Gallery (Sacramento, Calif.), Central Pacific Railroad Company, United States -- Utah -- Wasatch County, United States -- Nebraska -- Omaha, United States -- Idaho -- Black Buttes, United States -- Utah and Wyo. -- Uinta Mountains, United States -- Montana -- Beaverhead Rock, United States -- Colorado -- Saint Vrain Canyon, United States -- Colorado -- Napoleon Rock, United States -- Wyoming -- Sherman, United States -- Wyoming -- Plumb Pudding Rocks, United States -- Wyoming -- Red Buttes (Natrona County), United States -- Utah -- Great Salt Lake, United States -- California -- Sacramento, United States -- Utah -- Monument Point, United States -- Wyoming -- Green River, United States -- Wyoming -- Giant's Club, United States -- Colorado -- Big Narrows |
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Correspondence between James E. Walker of Albany Iron Works and H.C. Crane of Union Pacific Railroad, Troy, N.Y., December 18, 1867 |
Contract negotiations, Iron industry, Railroad companies, Walker, James E., Crane, Henry C., Union Pacific Railroad Company, Albany Iron Works, United States -- New York, 1860-1870 |
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Bridges on the Union Pacific Railroad line, mid- to late 1800s |
Bridges, Truss bridges, Railroad bridges, Swing bridges, Stone bridges, Suspension bridges, Trestles, Aqueducts, Ferries, Canyons, Embankments, Railroad construction workers, Rites & ceremonies, Rivers, Spectators, Spillways, Water tanks, Canals, Leonard, S. May, Kempland, A. L., Parks, J. M., Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942, Union Pacific Railroad Company, Jackson Bros. Photographers (Omaha, Neb.), Whelchel Bros. Photographers (Emmett, Idaho), Chatcolette Bridge (Wash.), Carrollton Viaduct (Baltimore, Md.), Electric Studio (Emmett, Idaho), United States -- Wyoming -- Dale Creek, United States -- Wyoming -- Devil's Gate, United States -- Nebraska -- North Platte River, United States -- Utah -- Weber River, United States -- Idaho -- Emmett, United States -- Nebraska -- North Platte, United States -- Utah -- Weber Canyon, United States -- Utah-Idaho -- Bear River, United States -- Washington -- St. Joseph River, United States -- Maryland -- Baltimore, United States -- Idaho -- Canyon Conal |
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Rodeo performers in a rodeo near the Union Pacific Railroad line, 1907 |
Rodeos, Broncos, Cowboys, Cowgirls, Trick riding, Horses, Cattle, Indigenous peoples, Horse racing, Roping, Ropes, Chaps, Horseback riding, Grandstands, Spectators, Polo, Indians of North America, Union Pacific Railroad Company, United States -- West, 1900-1910 |
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Correspondence between John D. Harrington and George Francis Train, Omaha, Neb., 1867 |
Railroad companies, Employment, Applications for positions, Employment references, Train, George Francis, 1829-1904, Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820-1885, Harrington, John D., Smith, H. B., Union Pacific Railroad Company, Credit Frontier of America (New York, N.Y.), United States -- Nebraska -- Omaha, United States -- New York -- Elmira, United States -- New York -- New York, 1860-1870 |
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Eagle Works Manufacturing Company correspondence, Chicago, Illinois, 1865-1868 |
Railroad companies, Railroad locomotive industry, Railroad locomotives, Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820-1885, Union Pacific Railroad Company, Eagle Works Manufacturing Company, United States -- Illinois -- Chicago, 1860-1870 |
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Hay Electro-chemical Boiler Protection Co. correspondence, 1868-1869 |
Railroad companies, Railroad locomotives, Boilers, Safety equipment, Patents, Gearing, Electric batteries, Steam-boilers -- Incrustations, Steam-boilers -- Safety appliances, Foote, Mark S., Sweet, A. A., Union Pacific Railroad Company, Hay Electro-chemical Boiler Protection Co., Vibbard, Foote & Co., Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company, Michigan Central Railroad Company, United States -- Iowa -- Burlington, United States -- Illinois -- Aurora, United States -- New York -- New York, 1860-1870 |
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Letter from E.M. Bartholow to M. Sassig, Wyandotte, Kan., March 7, 1865 |
Railroad companies, Wages, Drafts, Bartholow, E. M., Sassig, M., Union Pacific Railroad Company, United States -- Kansas -- Wyandotte, United States -- Illinois -- Chicago, 1860-1870 |
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Delaware Saw Mill delivery notes, 1860s |
Railroad companies, Lumber industry, Delivering, Lumber, Adams, William, Falleap, Capt., Ketchum, Jacob, Ketchum, George, Union Pacific Railroad Company, Delaware Saw Mill, United States -- Delaware, 1860-1870 |
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Union Pacific Railroad voucher for James Pollard, Omaha, Neb., January 1, 1867 |
Railroad companies, Railroad construction & maintenance, Grading (Earthwork), Pollard, James, Union Pacific Railroad Company, United States -- Nebraska -- Omaha, 1860-1870 |
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Vouchers for payments to William Cass for supplying railroad ties to the Union Pacific Railroad Company, Omaha, Neb., 1867 |
Railroad construction & maintenance, Railroad ties, Railroad companies, Union Pacific Railroad Company, United States -- Nebraska -- Omaha, 1860-1870 |
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Union Pacific Railroad voucher for J. Gardner account, Omaha, Neb., January 24, 1867 |
Railroad companies, Business & finance, Railroad ties, Gardner, J., Union Pacific Railroad Company, United States -- Nebraska -- Omaha, 1860-1870 |
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Correspondence from Sidney Bartlett to T.C. Durant, Boston, Mass., 1870-1875 |
Business & finance, Railroad companies, Law & legal affairs, Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820-1885, Union Pacific Railroad Company, United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston, 1870-1880 |
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