W.H. Trezevant papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: W.H. Trezevant papers
Creator: Trezevant, W. H.
Inclusive Dates: 1875-1891
Language(s): English
Extent: 5.4 Linear Feet (11 document boxes, 1 oversized box)
Collection Number: ms1158
Repository: Hargrett Library
Abstract: The collection consists of papers of W.H. Trezevant from 1875-1891. The papers relate to his work as a railroad agent and include bills of lading and correspondence (1880-1891) pertaining to the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, the Virginia and Tennessee Air Line Railroad, and the Western and Atlantic Railroad Company. The collection also contains freight rates, printed materials on tariffs, way-bills, and a letter book (1875-1882) containing personal correspondence and correspondence relating to Trezevant's involvement with the Southern Railway and Steamship Association.

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Collection Description

Historical Note

W.H. Trezevant, railroad agent employed by the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, the Virginia and Tennessee Air Line Railroad, and the Western and Atlantic Railroad Company, resided in Augusta, Georgia.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged by record type.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

W.H. Trezevant papers, MS 1158. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

General Notes

Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.

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Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Business correspondence
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1	1	1880 September - December
1	2	1881 January - February
1	3	1881 March
1	4	1881 April - May
1	5	1881 June - July
1	6	1881 August - December
1	7	1882 January - June
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2	1	1882 July
2	2	1882 August - September
2	3	1882 October - December
2	4	1883 January - March
2	5	1883 April - June
2	6	1883 July - October
2	7	1883 November - December
2	8	1884 January - May
2	9	1884 October
2	10	1885 January - November
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3	1	1886 January - June
3	2	1886 July - December
3	3	1887 January - September
3	4	1887 October
3	5	1887 November - December
3	6	1888 January - October
3	7	1888 November
3	8	1888 December
3	9	1889 January - September
3	10	1889 October
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4	1	1889 November 1-15
4	2	1889 November 16-30
4	3	1889 December 1-15
4	4	1889 December 16-31
4	5	1890 January - July
4	6	1890 August - October
4	7	1890 November - December
4	8	1891 January - December
4	9	Undated Correspondence, undated
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5	1	Letterbook

 

2. Bills of lading
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5	2	1880 - 1881
5	3	1882 April - December
5	4	1883 February - November
5	5	1885 September
5	6	1885 October 1-15
5	7	1885 October 16-31
5	8	1885 November 1-15
5	9	1885 November 16-30
5	10	1885 December 1-15
5	11	1885 December 16-31
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6	1	1886 January
6	2	1886 February
6	3	1886 March - May
6	4	1886 June
6	5	1886 September
6	6	1886 October
6	7	1886 November
6	8	1886 December
6	9	1887 January
6	10	1887 February
6	11	1887 September
6	12	1887 October 1-15
6	13	1887 October 16-31
6	14	1887 November 1-15
6	15	1887 November 15-30
6	16	1887 December
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7	1	1888 January-November
7	2	1889 June
7	3	1890 March - October
7	4	1890 November
7	5	1890 December
7	6	1891 January - February
7	7	1891 March - April
7	8	1891 May - June
7	9	1891 July - December
7	10	Way-Bills, 1889 October

 

3. Cancelled Checks
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7	11	1887
7	12	1888
7	13	1889
7	14	1890

 

4. Printed Material
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8	1	Commercial Express and Erie & North Shore Despatch, 1884
8	1	No. 13 Erie & Pacific Despatch East Bound Car Load Tariff, 1884
8	1	No. 13 South Shore Line East Bound Car Load Tariff, 1884
8	1	Union Line East-Bound Tariff No. 6, 1884
8	2	No. 9 Erie and North Shore Despatch East-Bound Freight Tariff, 1883
8	2	No. 13 Great Western Despatch East Bound Car Load Tariff, 1884
8	2	"Pan-Handle Route" Little Miami R.R. Freight Tariff No. 8, 1884
8	2	Canada Southern Line. Flour, Grain, Lumber and Compressed Cotton Tariff, 1882
8	2	East-Bound Tariff No. 2 of the Empire Line, 1888
8	2	No. 8. New York, Lake Erie & Western R. R. Co. Lessee of the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio railroad, interior Freight Tariff and Classification from Cincinnati, Ohio, 1883
8	3	No. 12. Erie & Pacific Despatch East Bound Car Load Tariff, 1883
8	3	Erie and North Shore Despatch Fast Freight Line Car Load Tariff, No. 6., 1882
8	4	Great New England Route. Hoosac Tunnel Line Condensed Pocket Tariff, 1883
8	4	Union Line East-Bound Tariff No. 5. , 1883
8	4	White Line Central Transit Co. Tariff No. 1., 1883
8	5	No. 15 Central Transit Company "White Line", 1883
8	5	Erie and North Shore Despatch. Fast Freight Line. Car Load Tariff, No. 7, 1883
8	6	New York, Lake Erie & Western R. R. Co. Freight Tariff and Classification No. 9., 1884
8	6	Nickel Plate Line. Fast Freight. Tariff No. 2. , 1884
8	6	Canada Southern Line Supplement No. 1 to Tariff No. 19, 1884
8	7	National Despatch Fast Freight Line Circular No. 55. , 1884
8	7	No. 2. Globe Line Fast Freight. Cotton, Lumber, Grain and Flour Tariff, 1885
8	7	No. 18. Central Transit Company "White Line" Cotton, Flour, Grain and Lumber Tariff, 1885
8	7	Lackawanna Line. Tariff No. 5. , 1885
8	8	I.S. series 158. Central Railroad of Georgia. Rates on Cotton., 1889
8	8	Canada Southern Line Tariff No. 18. , 1882
8	8	Canada Southern Line Tariff No. 21. , 1885
8	8	Cotton Arbitraries of the Great Southern Freight Lines via Charleston and Savannah, 1884-1885
8	8	Continental Line Fast Freight Guide Book Eastbound Agents, 1884
8	8	No. 17. Central Transit Company, "White Line." Cotton, Flour, Grain and Lumber Tariff, 1884
8	9	Supplement No. 11 to Hoosac Tunnel Line Tariff No. 8, 1883
8	9	Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company. No. 28. Tariff of Arbitraries on Cotton, 1883
8	9	Western railway of Alabama. Cotton Tariff No. 2, 1889
8	9	Southern Kansas Railway Co. Special Grain, Flour and Hay Tariff. No. B18., 1884
8	10	Traders Despatch. Office of Manaer. Circular No. 3., 1883
8	10	Traders Despatch. Fast Freight Line. East Bound Freight Tariff No. 2. , 1883
8	10	Traders Despatch. Fast Freight Line. East Bound Freight Tariff No. 1. , 1883
8	10	Traders Despatch. Fast Freight Line. Tariff No. 1 for Grain, Flour, Lumber and Cotton , 1883
8	10	No. 1. Carbondale Route. Erie & Pacific Despatch. East Bound Car Load Tariff., 1883
8	10	Traders Despatch. Carbondale Route. East Bound Car Load Tariff No. 1. , 1883
8	10	Union Line East-Bound Tariff No. 7., 1885
8	10	Cotton Arbitraries of the Great Southern Freight Lines via Charleston and Cavannah, 1885-1885
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12	1-6	Miscellaneous data including cotton rates

 

5. Transaction Carbon Copies

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