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Chicago and Burlington Rail Road Line circular

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Title
Chicago and Burlington Rail Road Line circular
Creator
General Freight Office  
Date
1856  
Decade
1850s
Description
A circular from the Chicago and Burlington Rail Road Line General Freight Office informing "agents on this line are hereby authorized to make a deduction of twenty per center from tariff rates on all corn shipped to Chicago" and "on grain." This circular is dated May 6, 1856.
Dimensions
25.1 x 20 cm
Subject
  • Transportation  
  • Agriculture  
  • Commerce  
Genre
Circulars  
Geographic coverage
  • Illinois  
  • Cook County (Ill.)  
  • Chicago (Ill.)  
Language
English
Local Identifier
0852_0123_01
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Repository
Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
Collection Title
Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Lincoln and Illinois Ephemera
Type
Text  
Collection
Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)
TitleChicago and Burlington Rail Road Line circular
CreatorGeneral Freight Office  
Date1856  
Decade1850s
DescriptionA circular from the Chicago and Burlington Rail Road Line General Freight Office informing "agents on this line are hereby authorized to make a deduction of twenty per center from tariff rates on all corn shipped to Chicago" and "on grain." This circular is dated May 6, 1856.
Dimensions25.1 x 20 cm
Subject
  • Transportation  
  • Agriculture  
  • Commerce  
GenreCirculars  
Geographic coverage
  • Illinois  
  • Cook County (Ill.)  
  • Chicago (Ill.)  
LanguageEnglish
Local Identifier0852_0123_01
RightsNo Copyright - United States
RepositoryIllinois History and Lincoln Collections
Collection TitleClarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Lincoln and Illinois Ephemera
TypeText  
CollectionClarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)

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