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c.1880 Ashtabula OH Railroad Ledger Abstracts Cleveland Erie Fort Wayne RR Lines
$54.40
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Description
This lot includes two original c.1880 railroad accounting ledger abstracts from Ashtabula, Ohio, dated May 31, 1880. Each sheet details balances and expenditures between the Ashtabula office and multiple connecting lines, divided by Proprietary and Operating Departments. Railroads named include the Cleveland & Pittsburgh RR, Fort Wayne & Chicago Ry, Erie RR, Jefferson Madison & Indianapolis RR, North Western Ohio Ry, and others. These ledgers provide a rare record of interline financial settlements among major Midwestern railroads during the Gilded Age.
– Pair of original handwritten railroad abstracts
– Dated May 31, 1880
– Ashtabula, Ohio accounting office
– References multiple lines including Cleveland & Pittsburgh, Erie, and Fort Wayne & Chicago
– Columns detail Proprietary and Operating Department expenditures
– Excellent railroad ephemera for transportation or industrial historians
The documents will be shipped folded as found.
Condition
These antique ledger sheets are in very good condition. Each one has a couple fold creases and one has a small tear on the top edge. The documents will be shipped folded as found. Both sheets have toning, edge wear, and light stains. Please review the included photos of the actual item to make a complete determination of its condition.
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