Bill of Lading - California Fast Freight Line, New York, November 17, 1880

This bill of lading documents a shipment of dry goods via the California Fast Freight Line, issued on November 17, 1880, from New York. The goods were consigned by P. Liberman & Son of New York and addressed to Louis Rosenbaum in Virginia City, Nevada. The freight line operated in conjunction with Chicago & North Western, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R.Rds., and Union & Central Pacific R.Rds. The document features the prominent company name "CALIFORNIA FAST FREIGHT LINE" at the top and lists various agents and managers. The consignor and consignee names are written in ornate script, and there is a signature by "Strauss."

Associated People/Businesses

• E. Hawley (Gen'l Eastern Ag't)
• W.F. Knowles (Agent)
• H.C. Weber (Gen'l Freight Manager)
• John T. Sanford (Freight Traffic Manager)
• F.F. Ripley (Gen'l Freight Ag't)
• Liberman, P.
• Rosenbaum, Louis

Geography

No geographic information available.

Subjects

• Bills of Lading
• Railroads
• Freight
• Shipping
• Dry goods
• Mercantile
• 19th Century
• Transportation
• New York
• Virginia City, Nevada

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 20, Folder 12