Nov 17, 2016 - Sale 2432

Sale 2432 - Lot 221

Unsold
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(MICHIGAN.) Reed, Samuel Benedict. Cash journal for construction of Michigan Central Railroad west of Kalamazoo. 43 manuscript pages. 4to, contemporary 1/4 calf, moderate wear, partly disbound; at least 2 manuscript leaves torn out after page 43. Vp, March to December 1847
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Lists payments to contractors for rails, ties, excavation (by the cubic yard), and mucking, and occasionally more sophisticated work such as turntables or brickwork for a culvert (both on page 18). The contractors are named, and sometimes also the location of the work.