Correspondence, Jan. 26, 1885-Dec. 21, 1885
Scope and Content of the Collection
The collection consists of mostly letters between John B. Carson, the president for the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Company and Belt Railway Company of Chicago, and Anthony J. Thomas who represented J.P. Morgan's railroad interests in New York City was a treasurer for Morgan's company. The content of the letters mostly discuss financing for construction projects like viaducts and two-way tracks. The collection also contains a few telegrams and one 1881 letter from the real estate promoter John B. Brown who envisioned and chartered the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad.
Dates
- Creation: Jan. 26, 1885-Dec. 21, 1885
Creator
- From the Collection: Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Company correspondence is open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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