Scope and Contents This series consists of unbound copies of incoming and outgoing communications created during the operation of the General Ticket Agent's Office. Information to be found includes: (1) correspondence to another railroad, (2) a letter regarding disputed accounts between the old General Bookkeeper and the new one, (3) notices to ticket agents of ticket price changes, (4) a request for moving expenses, (5) supply requests, and (6) audits. The communications give a good insight into the...

Scope and Contents This series consists of a bound Conductors' Cash Received Book for funds received by train conductors or an agent en route. The volume lists the: (1) date, (2) payee or conductor, (3) dollar amount, (4) signature of payor, (5) location of the station, and (6) whether the amount was in cash or check. At each station, the station agent delivered a sealed and addressed package containing cash funds to the conductor who presumably delivered the sealed package through the Master of Transportation...

Scope and Contents This series consists of the unbound statements of accounts of "through" ticket sales with other railroads. Although varying in format from company to company, the statements generally hold the same information. They list: (1) form number, (2) where from, (3) where to, (4) commencing and closing sequential ticket numbers, (5) number of tickets sold, (6) "through" rate, (7) proportion the W&A was to receive in revenue, and (8) total amount. The Western & Atlantic, in collaboration with...

Scope and Contents This series consists of the bound copies of the outgoing correspondence of the General Ticket Agent. The letters deal with: (1) specifications for ticket printing, (2) instructions to ticket agents on how to fill out "new style" tickets, (3) pricing of tickets, (4) accounting of ticket distribution and sales, (5) planning excursions and tours, (6) ordering conductors to recognize half ticket prices for colored laborers of certain owners, and (7) agreements with other railroads on "through"...

Scope and Contents This series consists of a bound volume used by the Passage Clerk, as agent for the General Ticket Agent, to account for the tickets distributed to the station agents for sale to destinations on the W&A and points beyond to connecting railroads. On the left-hand page is a statement of acknowledgement by the ticket agent citing the amount of tickets and their total value he was receiving from the Passage Clerk. Listed then are the: (1) number of "way" tickets, (2) stations (arranged on a...

Scope and Contents This series consists of semi-bound oversize reports of tickets sold "through" and "way" at stations on the Western & Atlantic Railroad. The "through" tickets were those sold at one station, usually in Atlanta, to destinations beyond the line of the W&A. These reports are statements sent to the General Passenger Agent from the General Ticket Agent in Atlanta and includes columns for: (1) origin, (2) destination, (3) form code, (4) commencing and ending ticket numbers, (5) number sold,...

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This series consists of brief unbound forms recording the sale of commuter, excursion and 1,000 mile tickets for travel up and down the Western & Atlantic. Information on the forms includes: (1) name of station where the tickets were sold, (2) date, (3) particular distance of miles traveled and the corresponding sequential ticket number, (4) type of ticket sold, (5) where from, (6) where to, (7) to whom sold, and (8) amount.

Scope and Contents This series consists of semi-bound reports of conductors' cash received from passengers traveling the Western and Atlantic "way" and "through" (or station to station and beyond to connecting lines). The reports, Form #43, are divided into two parts: report of "way", and report of "through". Listed next is the: (1) date, (2) number of passengers, (3) where from, (4) where to, (5) amount, and (6) audited total. The individual conductor's signature appears at the bottom of each page. Every...

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This series consists of semi-bound reports of tickets sold by conductors to "way" passengers traveling along the W & A or "through" passengers traveling to other lines. The reports list the: (1) number of passengers, (2) where from, (3) where to, (4) amount, and (5) total (which was usually audited). The reports usually cover two consecutive days at a time and are clipped together on a one to two week basis.