Essex Railroad Records, 1847-1850
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Not requestable
Scope and Contents
The Essex Railroad Records contains business records of the Essex Railroad Company. The collection includes receipts for capital stock shares dated to 1847 and 1848 and accounts for freight shipped on the railroad in 1849 and 1850.
Dates
- Creation: 1847-1850
Creator
- Pingree, David, 1795-1863 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical / Historical
The Essex Railroad Company was as independent railroad which operated a line that ran between Salem, Massachusetts and North Andover, Massachusetts during the mid-19th century. The corporation was chartered in 1846 and began to operate in January 1847. It leased its railway to Eastern Railroad Company in 1851, following an extended closure of service due to a lack of funds (Southern New England, 253). David Pingree served as the president of the company before his death in 1865 (David Pingree Obituary).
Extent
.417 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Essex Railroad Records contains business records of the Essex Railroad Company. The collection includes four receipts for capital stock shares dated to 1847 and 1848 and accounts for freight shipped on the railroad in 1849-1850.
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
Provenance unknown.
Bibliography and Related Collections
Karr, Ronald Dale. (1996, April 30). Lost Railroads of New England (2nd Edition)(New England Rail Heritage Series) (New England Rail Heritage ; No 1) (Revised). Branch Line Pr.
Karr, Ronald Dale. (1995). The Rail Lines of Southern New England: A Handbook of Railroad History. Amsterdam University Press.
Obituary of David Pingree. (1865, April 30). Salem Observer.
Related Collections:
New England Railroad Collection, MSS 436
Daybook of Essex Railroad, MSS 1136
Processing Information
This material was placed in acid free folders.
Subject
- Eastern Railroad Company (Organization)
- Title
- Essex Railroad Records, 1847-1850
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Patrick Doyle
- Date
- October 2022
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- The processing of this collection was funded by a gift from the Pingree heirs.
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository