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W.H. Trezevant papers

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.

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.


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.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Bills of lading.
Letter books.
Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company
Railroads -- Georgia -- Management.
Railroads -- Georgia.
Southern Railway and Steamship Association
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company
Western and Atlantic Railroad Company

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Business correspondence

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111880 September - December
121881 January - February
131881 March
141881 April - May
151881 June - July
161881 August - December
171882 January - June
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211882 July
221882 August - September
231882 October - December
241883 January - March
251883 April - June
261883 July - October
271883 November - December
281884 January - May
291884 October
2101885 January - November
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311886 January - June
321886 July - December
331887 January - September
341887 October
351887 November - December
361888 January - October
371888 November
381888 December
391889 January - September
3101889 October
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411889 November 1-15
421889 November 16-30
431889 December 1-15
441889 December 16-31
451890 January - July
461890 August - October
471890 November - December
481891 January - December
49Undated Correspondence, undated
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51Letterbook
 

2. Bills of lading

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521880 - 1881
531882 April - December
541883 February - November
551885 September
561885 October 1-15
571885 October 16-31
581885 November 1-15
591885 November 16-30
5101885 December 1-15
5111885 December 16-31
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611886 January
621886 February
631886 March - May
641886 June
651886 September
661886 October
671886 November
681886 December
691887 January
6101887 February
6111887 September
6121887 October 1-15
6131887 October 16-31
6141887 November 1-15
6151887 November 15-30
6161887 December
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711888 January-November
721889 June
731890 March - October
741890 November
751890 December
761891 January - February
771891 March - April
781891 May - June
791891 July - December
710Way-Bills, 1889 October
 

3. Cancelled Checks

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7111887
7121888
7131889
7141890
 

4. Printed Material

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81Commercial Express and Erie & North Shore Despatch, 1884
81No. 13 Erie & Pacific Despatch East Bound Car Load Tariff, 1884
81No. 13 South Shore Line East Bound Car Load Tariff, 1884
81Union Line East-Bound Tariff No. 6, 1884
82No. 9 Erie and North Shore Despatch East-Bound Freight Tariff, 1883
82No. 13 Great Western Despatch East Bound Car Load Tariff, 1884
82"Pan-Handle Route" Little Miami R.R. Freight Tariff No. 8, 1884
82Canada Southern Line. Flour, Grain, Lumber and Compressed Cotton Tariff, 1882
82East-Bound Tariff No. 2 of the Empire Line, 1888
82No. 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
83No. 12. Erie & Pacific Despatch East Bound Car Load Tariff, 1883
83Erie and North Shore Despatch Fast Freight Line Car Load Tariff, No. 6., 1882
84Great New England Route. Hoosac Tunnel Line Condensed Pocket Tariff, 1883
84Union Line East-Bound Tariff No. 5. , 1883
84White Line Central Transit Co. Tariff No. 1., 1883
85No. 15 Central Transit Company "White Line", 1883
85Erie and North Shore Despatch. Fast Freight Line. Car Load Tariff, No. 7, 1883
86New York, Lake Erie & Western R. R. Co. Freight Tariff and Classification No. 9., 1884
86Nickel Plate Line. Fast Freight. Tariff No. 2. , 1884
86Canada Southern Line Supplement No. 1 to Tariff No. 19, 1884
87National Despatch Fast Freight Line Circular No. 55. , 1884
87No. 2. Globe Line Fast Freight. Cotton, Lumber, Grain and Flour Tariff, 1885
87No. 18. Central Transit Company "White Line" Cotton, Flour, Grain and Lumber Tariff, 1885
87Lackawanna Line. Tariff No. 5. , 1885
88I.S. series 158. Central Railroad of Georgia. Rates on Cotton., 1889
88Canada Southern Line Tariff No. 18. , 1882
88Canada Southern Line Tariff No. 21. , 1885
88Cotton Arbitraries of the Great Southern Freight Lines via Charleston and Savannah, 1884-1885
88Continental Line Fast Freight Guide Book Eastbound Agents, 1884
88No. 17. Central Transit Company, "White Line." Cotton, Flour, Grain and Lumber Tariff, 1884
89Supplement No. 11 to Hoosac Tunnel Line Tariff No. 8, 1883
89Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company. No. 28. Tariff of Arbitraries on Cotton, 1883
89Western railway of Alabama. Cotton Tariff No. 2, 1889
89Southern Kansas Railway Co. Special Grain, Flour and Hay Tariff. No. B18., 1884
810Traders Despatch. Office of Manaer. Circular No. 3., 1883
810Traders Despatch. Fast Freight Line. East Bound Freight Tariff No. 2. , 1883
810Traders Despatch. Fast Freight Line. East Bound Freight Tariff No. 1. , 1883
810Traders Despatch. Fast Freight Line. Tariff No. 1 for Grain, Flour, Lumber and Cotton , 1883
810No. 1. Carbondale Route. Erie & Pacific Despatch. East Bound Car Load Tariff., 1883
810Traders Despatch. Carbondale Route. East Bound Car Load Tariff No. 1. , 1883
810Union Line East-Bound Tariff No. 7., 1885
810Cotton Arbitraries of the Great Southern Freight Lines via Charleston and Cavannah, 1885-1885
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121-6Miscellaneous data including cotton rates
 

5. Transaction Carbon Copies

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91-7Transaction Carbon Copies
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101-6Transaction Carbon Copies
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111-5Transaction Carbon Copies