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People's Transportation Company records
People's Transportation Company (Salem, Or.)
Bx 039
2.5 linear feet
3 containers
1 phase box, 2 oversize flat boxes
1862-1872
People's Transportation Co. of Salem, Oregon was incorporated in 1862, and sold in 1871 to the Willamette Transportation Co. The collection contains proceedings of the stockholders and directors.
English
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1, volume
2, volume
3, volume
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Willamette Transportation Company
People's Transportation Company (Salem, Or.)
Steamboat lines--Oregon
Transportation--Oregon
Transportation
Ledgers (account books)
Receipts (financial records)
Correspondence
People's Transportation Co. of Salem, Oregon was incorporated in 1862 by David McCully, Stephen Coffin, Calvin S. Kingsley, and Alva C. R. Shaw. It was sold in 1871 to the Willamette Transportation Co. (Ben Holliday, president).
The collection contains three ledgers with hand-written proceedings of the stockholders and directors, including meeting minutes, correspondence, receipts, and other communications, 1860-1872.
Guide to the People's Transportation Co. Records
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