Boston & Portland Telegraph Company Records, 1847-1860
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Not requestable
Scope and Contents
Collection of records created by the Boston & Portland Telegraph Company, documenting its activities from 1847 to 1860. Items include a large bound volume containing messages received by the company's offices in Boston, Newburyport, and Salem, Massachusetts, and Maine; as well as a number of miscellaneous papers pertaining to account activity.
Dates
- Creation: 1847-1860
Creator
- Boston & Portland Telegraph Co. (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Extent
1.63 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection of records created by the Boston & Portland Telegraph Company, documenting its activities from 1847 to 1860. Items include a large bound volume containing messages received by the company's offices in Boston, Newburyport, and Salem, Massachusetts, and Maine; as well as a number of miscellaneous papers pertaining to account activity.
Provenance
The entire collection, except box 1, folder 6, was donated by Charles H. Hudson in 1912. The rest of the material was found in the collection.
Processing Information
This material was placed in acid free folders.
- Title
- Boston & Portland Telegraph Company Records, 1847-1860
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Hilary Streifer
- Date
- November 2023
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository