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United States Pacific Telegraph stock subscribers ledger

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: ACCN 3024

Scope and Contents

The United States Pacific Telegraph stock subscribers ledger lists approximately 225 subscribers with shares purchased, in 1865, for the construction of a telegraph from Chicago to San Francisco. In 1869 this company merged with the Western Union Telegraph Company. Many of the leading names of American finance are listed among the subscribers, including two members of the Morgan family and two members of the Barney family.

Dates

  • 1865

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

1 Folder (0.25 linear feet)

Abstract

The United States Pacific Telegraph stock subscribers ledger (1865) lists approximately 225 subscribers with shares purchased, in 1865, for the construction of a telegraph from Chicago to San Francisco.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Michael Vinson Americana in 2017.

Processing Information

Processed by Betsey Welland in 2018.
Title
Inventory of the United States Pacific Telegraph stock subscribers ledger, 1865
Author
Finding aid created by Betsey Welland
Date
© 2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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