Letter signed Henry Cobb, St. Louis, to B. Emmons. Regarding proceedings in the News and the Intelligencer. I called the Merchants’ Exchange and heard the books had been opened but could hear no more. I called at Genl. Coulter’s, but he was not in and I know nothing more about the stock. Since writing (above) I have again called on Genl. Coulter and he says the books are blank., 1853 Feb 7
Scope and Contents
The Railroads Collection is a subject-based collection that contains correspondence regarding the building of various railroads, traveling on railroads, etc. It also includes timetables and printed matter pertaining to railroads in the United States, mainly in the Midwest and western United States, and a scrapbook of fronts of railroad timetables from the United States dated 1881. In addition, this collection contains a report relating to the transcontinental railroad. Probably a draft, and of unidentified origin, this report relates to plans in the mid-nineteenth century to construct a national Pacific railroad, and, citing the potential of American development in California and Oregon, focuses on the construction of the Missouri portion of this proposed transcontinental railroad.
Dates
- 1853 Feb 7
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.1 Cubic Feet ( (2 boxes; 1 volume; 1 oversize item))
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository