United States Pacific Telegraph stock subscribers ledger
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
- Creation: 1865
Creator
- United States Pacific Telegraph (Organization)
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Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 Folder)
Language of Materials
English
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.
Subject
- United States Pacific Telegraph -- Records and correspondence (Organization)
- Western Union Telegraph Company (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of the United States Pacific Telegraph stock subscribers ledger
- 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 written in English.
Repository Details
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