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Railroad station agents' correspondence, 1880

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 5
Identifier: B.

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

Subseries B. Forwarding Merchant and Railroad Shipping Papers documents business conducted at Phillips Wharf from 1849 to 1888. These papers reflect the quantities of coal, grain, flour, lumber, sugar, plaster, cement, and other commodities which were shipped over the Salem and Lowell Railroad and other railway lines. Included is correspondence from the last year of business (1854) of Phillips, Goodhue, and Bowker, a forwarding merchant firm in which both Stephen C. and Willard P. Phillips were involved. The station agents' correspondence, primarily of the Salem agent Edward H. Knight, and Phillips Wharf accounts reflect the uninterrupted flow of trade at the Wharf. Included in the printed material are annual reports of the Illinois Central, Salem and Lowell, Lowell and Lawrence, and Northern Railroads.

Dates

  • Creation: 1880

Creator

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 9 linear feet (17 boxes; 5 volumes)

Language of Materials

From the Sub-Series: English

Repository Details

Part of the Phillips Library Repository

Contact:
Peabody Essex Museum
306 Newburyport Turnpike
Rowley MA 01969 USA