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Collection includes: 5 Manuscript Letters, 1 Typed Letter, and a 1-pg. Manuscript Inventory/Price List Attached to the Final Letter 1.To the Assistant Engineer of C.H. &D Railway Co., E.S.A. From N.M.S. Cincinnati, Hamilton, & Dayton Railway Co. Letterhead. Decatur, August 25, 1904: Manuscript letter regarding plumbing details for Decatur freight house plans, including nearby water mains and sewers. Adds at the end a request for a "big record room" and "comfortable office." 2.To the Chief Engineer of C.H. &D Railway Co., C.A. Wilson. From the Mills Lumber Co. Contractor, Robert Carson. Cincinnati, Hamilton, & Dayton Railway Co. Letterhead. Decatur, October 21, 1904: Manuscript letter regarding the work on the Decatur office just about being finished sans plumbing. Carson is requesting a draft of $700 for labor and materials, or "any sum that suits [his] pleasure." Carson asks to hear back by the 25th, if possible. 3. To C.A. Wilson. From Robert Carson. Mills Lumber Co. Letterhead. Half-sheet. Decatur, February 6, 1905: Manuscript letter requesting the rest of the sum for the Decatur freight house work, which is now $607. 4.To C.A. Wilson. From Mills Lumber Co. Mills Lumber Co. Letterhead. Half-sheet. Decatur, March 6, 1905: Typed letter regarding an order signed by Contractor Robert Carson on January 30th. Requesting a check for the remaining balance, once again. 5. To C.A. Wilson. From Mills Lumber Co. Mills Lumber Co. Letterhead. Half-sheet. Decatur, April 7, 1905: Manuscript letter with a third request for the check for the Decatur freight house work. 6. To [Mills Lumber Co.] From Assistant Engineer, E.S.A. Cincinnati, Hamilton, & Dayton Railway Co. Office of the Chief Engineer Letterhead. Cincinnati, April 11, 1905 ** 7. AND "Inventory of extra work on Decatur Freight Office done by R. Carson" on Cincinnati, Hamilton, & Dayton Railway Co. Letterhead: Manuscript letter regarding details of the work and materials done by R. Carson of Mills Lumber Co. on the Decatur freight house office paired with a detailed inventory of the job's cost. The letter ends by saying that the work is not done, but that the superintendent will be arranging that matter. A wonderful railroad primary source collection offering insights into early 20th-century American business, infrastructure, and local history, revealing operational details, financial dealings, contractor-client relationships ( CHD Railway & Mills Lumber), material costs (plumbing, extra work), and the evolving needs (like a "big record room") for burgeoning railroad commerce, providing rich data for railroad historians, architectural researchers, and economic studies. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.
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