Bill of lading

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1853
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0692.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: ATLANTIC & ST. LAWRENCE RAILWAY
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER, INK & PENCIL.

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Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Archives
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THESE DOCUMENTS USED 1853 +
Canada: COLLECTED AS DOCUMENTARY RECORD OF SELECTED OPERATIONS OF THE ATLANTIC & ST. LAWRENCE RAILWAY DURING OCTOBER, 1853.
Function: TO DOCUMENT GOODS ACCEPTED FOR TRANSPORTATION BY CARRIER.
Technical: THESE BILLS OF LADING PROVIDE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT GOODS & SERVICES OFFERED BY ATLANTIC & ST. LAWRENCE RAILWAY DURING THIS PERIOD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 Printed and handwritten text appears ondocument face, and reads in part: " No. 12 Way Bill of Merchandise Transported by Atlantic & St. Lawrence R.R. Co./ From Pontand To Bryants Pond Oct. 15 1853 Richmond & Island [ Pond ?] Conductor. ". " No 12/ Pontand/ to B. Pond/ Oct 15/ 53 " handwritten on reverse. " MANAGER/ DEC 31 1952/ OF STORES/ CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS, MONTREAL " stamped in ink, also on reverse. /.2 Identical to.1, save consignees' names, etc. except " No. 8 " & date " Oct 11 1853 ". no entry before "Conductor". Handwritten text on reverse formatted as per.1, except "No. 8" and " Oct. 11/ 53 ". No CNR stamp./.3 identical to .2 save consignee's names, etc., except "No. 11" & date "Oct. 14 1853". Reverse identical to .2 except "No 11" and "Oct. 14/ 53".
Missing: NONE- DOCUMENTS ARE COMPLETE IN THEMSELVES.
Finish: BLACK INK, OR INK AND PENCIL ON BUFF-COLOURED PAPER.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Bill of lading, 1853, Artifact no. 1966.0692, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0692.001/

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