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May, 1891 Journal Voucher for Lake Erie & Western Railroad Co. - $50 (west of Ann Arbor)
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good
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Lake Erie & Western Railroad Co.
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The Erie & Western Railroad Co. operated in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. The main lines stretched from Sandusky, Ohio, to Peoria, Illinois, along with quite a few other branch lines.
The New York Central Railroad bought out Lake Erie & Western in 1900. There’s a very slight horizontal tear on the upper fold of the document, but it’s minuscule.
Inside, the top part of the journal has some big ticket expenses for the company, all in the maintenance section: 788,566.70 for “Stone House” 9whatever that is; 26,990.30 for railway refinishing; and other maintenance-related costs. The rest of the voucher has other small expenditures for May 1891.
On the front cover of the voucher the second “8” in the date “1881” has a very faint “9” written over it—which makes sense, since the company started in 1887.
It’s a cool look at how record-keeping was done 134 years ago.