Lehigh Valley Railroad Company documents, 1871-1909
Scope and Contents
(Six documents connected together by pin under a scrap piece of Lehigh Valley Rail Road Company, 303 Walnut Street, Philadelphia letterhead) 1871 June 5 to ? ? DeWitt from Henry A. Heiser (Henry A. Heiser’s Sons, Bankers, No. 38 Wall St., New York letterhead) re: introduction to “I. W. Morris who acts in the interest of Mr. Packer” 1871 June 9 from J? Darling to Israel W. Morris (handwritten note) re: a receipt 1871June 10 receipt from Adams Express Company to I. W. Morris 1871 September ? From E. A. Packer to I. W. Morris Western Union Telegraph “I would advise bringing on the whole amount.” 1871 September 19 from George W. Basker (New York) to I.W. Morris re: return of a letter 1875 October to December -1876 January to June from William Taggart re: Lehigh Valley R.R. Co. (Machine Shop) Machine Bills L.V.R.R. Co., D. Clark & Co., Delano Land Co. 1878 March 22 Indenture between B. S. Levan of Coplay, Pennsylvania, Joseph Laubach of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Lafayette Lentz of Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania and O. O. Bowman of Trenton, New Jersey copartners trading as Lentz, Bowman and Company of the first part and the Lehigh Valley Road Road Company for shipping coal 1883 December 22 Bill of Sale Lehigh Valley Rail Road Co. purchased at Sheriff Sale the Estate of Fisher Hazard as described in Indenture of lease made Between Warren Delano, Delano Land Company and Walter E. Cox 1897 May 12 L.V.R.R. Real Estate Dept. List of surveys and maps relating to Snow Shoe title (1857 through 1866: Edward Scott, John Hall, Charles Risk, John Taylor, John Smith, Joseph Pim, Henry Pim, George Pim; L.V. Coal Co. vs George H. Merrill, 13 tracts in Mifflin County, 86 tracts situated in the waters of Mishannon Creek and Susquehanna River. 1909 July 21 from Thomas Thomas (Wilkes Barre) to S. D. Warriner (typed letter) Re: permission from L.V. Railroad Co. to put air line under their tracks at Warrior Run. 1909 July 22 from S. D. Warriner to N. L. Moon (L.V.R.R.) (typed letter) re: Thomas Thomas letter re: Warrior Run tracks 1909 July 23 N. L. Noon (L.V.R.R. superintendent) permission to lay and Maintain air pipe under tracks at Warrior Run Crossing Remarks Blueprints. (single blueprint 31 x 75.5 cm) 1909 July 23 Agreement Lehigh Valley Railroad Company and Lehigh Valley Coal Company permits the cast iron air pipe at Warrior Run Crossing (document is marked CANCELLED) 1909 July 28 from N. L. Noon to S. D. Warriner (typed letter) re: Warrior Run Referred to G. L. Moore, Engineer Maint. Of Way 1909 July 29 from G. L. Moore to J. F. Maguire, General Manager (typed letter) Re: recommending preparation of agreement with L.V. Coal Co. re: air pipe crossing at Warrior Run 1909 July 30 from J. F. Maguire to J. F. Schaperkotter, General Solicitor re: Preparation of agreement. 1909 August 3 from J. F. Schaperkotter to J. F. Maguire re: agreement prepared 1909 August 5 from J. F. Maguire to N. L. Noon re: have attached agreement (not attached) initialed by Mr. Warriner 1909 August 9 from N. L. Noon to G. L. Moore re: agreement is satisfactory 1909 August 10 from G. L. Moore to J. F. Maguire re: agreement initialed by Warriner and Moon. 1909 August 11 from J. F. Maguire to J. F. Schaperkotter re: agreement is satisfactory and referred to J. A. Middleton, First Vice President 1909 August 27from J. A. Middleton to G. H. Foster, Real Estate Agent re: agreement fully executed
Dates
- 1871-1909
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Extent
From the Collection: 4 Linear Feet (4 boxes, 2 linear feet ; 1 flat box 2 linear feet )
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Lehigh Valley Rail Road Company (Organization)
- From the Collection: Delano Land Company Agent (Organization)
Repository Details
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