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Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company, First Mortgage, Bangor And Aroostook Railroad Company Jan 1893

Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company, First Mortgage, Bangor And Aroostook Railroad Company

Maine History Documents

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Bar Harbor And Lamoine Steam Ferry Company, The Company Jan 1889

Bar Harbor And Lamoine Steam Ferry Company, The Company

Maine History Documents

A scan of a pamphlet providing information about the Bar Harbor and Lamoine Steam Ferry Company, "incorporated for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a ferry line between Sand Point, near the celebrated Ovens, Mount Desert Island, and East Lamoine Point, directly opposite, on the main land." The text includes a list of directors, principle offices, capital stock, value of shares, by-laws, and a map showing the steamboat route to Bar Harbor and the Maine Central Railroad ferry route.

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Bar Harbor And Mount Desert Island, Liberty Printing Company Jan 1886

Bar Harbor And Mount Desert Island, Liberty Printing Company

Maine History Documents

A travel guide encouraging visitors to consider Bar Harbor now that "No longer as in days gone by is the visitor obliged to cross the Island from Southwest Harbor by the circuitous route, through Somesville nor, as later, to depend upon a single line of steamers, making the trip two or three times a week, to reach Bar Harbor, for since 1884, there is an all-rail route to within eight miles of Bar Harbor wharf, and safe ferry boats always in waiting to convey passengers across the intervening space, known as Frenchman's Bay."

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Copy Of Lease, European And North American Railway To Maine Central Railroad, Maine Central Railroad Company Dec 1881

Copy Of Lease, European And North American Railway To Maine Central Railroad, Maine Central Railroad Company

Maine History Documents

A printed copy of the text of a lease of the European & North American Railway to Maine Central Railroad dated August 31, 1882.

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Copies Of The Maine Central Railroad Co.'S Leases And Contracts, Maine Central Railroad Company Dec 1871

Copies Of The Maine Central Railroad Co.'S Leases And Contracts, Maine Central Railroad Company

Maine History Documents

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An Act To Incorporate The Castine And Ellsworth Railroad Company, Maine State Legislature Dec 1871

An Act To Incorporate The Castine And Ellsworth Railroad Company, Maine State Legislature

Maine History Documents

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[2013.070.W.R_Safford_Americancivilwar_1864-05-14_004] James B. Safford Civil War Correspondence May 1864

[2013.070.W.R_Safford_Americancivilwar_1864-05-14_004] James B. Safford Civil War Correspondence

James B. Safford Civil War Correspondence Collection

This collection contains letters written by James Broderick Safford (1842-1930) to his father James M. Safford, during the American Civil War. This collection also contains newspaper articles, photographs, and ephemera relating to his life and death. Safford enlisted in 1862, into the 54th Indiana Infantry regiment and was made Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant. After completing his first tour of duty, Safford re-enlisted in 1863 into the 10th Indiana Cavalry as a private. Safford was promoted to Sergeant Major and after the battle of Nashville, he was made Adjunct to the Regiment. He was mustered out of the service in August 1865, …

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[2013.070.W.R_Safford_Americancivilwar_1864-01-27_003] James B. Safford Civil War Correspondence Jan 1864

[2013.070.W.R_Safford_Americancivilwar_1864-01-27_003] James B. Safford Civil War Correspondence

James B. Safford Civil War Correspondence Collection

This collection contains letters written by James Broderick Safford (1842-1930) to his father James M. Safford, during the American Civil War. This collection also contains newspaper articles, photographs, and ephemera relating to his life and death. Safford enlisted in 1862, into the 54th Indiana Infantry regiment and was made Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant. After completing his first tour of duty, Safford re-enlisted in 1863 into the 10th Indiana Cavalry as a private. Safford was promoted to Sergeant Major and after the battle of Nashville, he was made Adjunct to the Regiment. He was mustered out of the service in August 1865, …

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European And North American Railroad : Paper On Railway Extension Westward From Saint John, E. R. Burpee Dec 1863

European And North American Railroad : Paper On Railway Extension Westward From Saint John, E. R. Burpee

Maine History Documents

A paper on railway extension westward from Saint John read before the members of the Chamber of Commerce and others, in the mayor's office in the City of Saint John, N.B., January 12, 1864 by E. R. Burpee.

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Letter From John W.A. Gillespie To Editor, John W.A. Gillespie Feb 1863

Letter From John W.A. Gillespie To Editor, John W.A. Gillespie

Harvey Collection Newspapers

The Army of the Tennessee is amassing outside of Vicksburg, "the rebel 'Gibraltar,'" and the 78th Regiment will be joining soon. John offers criticism of those Northerners who call for the Union army to stand down, arguing that to do so would disrespect the soldiers that have already died.

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Letter From Thomas S. Armstrong To Editor, Thomas S. Armstrong Nov 1862

Letter From Thomas S. Armstrong To Editor, Thomas S. Armstrong

Harvey Collection Newspapers

The 122nd Regiment travels from Camp Union to New Creek in anticipation of an engagement with Stonewall Jackson. Thomas requests letters from friends.

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Letter From John W.A. Gillespie To Editor, John W.A. Gillespie Feb 1862

Letter From John W.A. Gillespie To Editor, John W.A. Gillespie

Harvey Collection Newspapers

In the aftermath of the Battle of Fort Donelson, John provides an account of the Union encampment there, including the distribution of provisions and the handling of wounded soldiers. John surveys the Confederate losses and converses with the surrendering General Simon Bolivar. Wilbur has fallen ill and returned to Cincinnati aboard a steamship with sick and wounded.

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Report Of The Commissioner Appointed To Superintend The Survey Of The North American Railway, From Bangor To The East Line Of The State, Amos Pickard Dec 1850

Report Of The Commissioner Appointed To Superintend The Survey Of The North American Railway, From Bangor To The East Line Of The State, Amos Pickard

Maine History Documents

A brief report on a proposed rail line from the eastern border of Maine to Bangor published in 1851.

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Report Of A Survey And Estimate For A Rail-Road From Waterville To Bangor, Maine, Edward Appleton Dec 1847

Report Of A Survey And Estimate For A Rail-Road From Waterville To Bangor, Maine, Edward Appleton

Maine History Documents

Cover title: Penobscot and Kennebec Railroad. A detailed analysis of the cost of a proposed rail line from Waterville to Bangor, Maine, in 1848. Completed by Edward Appleton, the Engineer of the Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad.

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