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Western and Atlantic Railroad - Auditor - Station Agents Monthly Balances

 Series
Identifier: 018-05-009

Scope and Contents

This series consists of unbound "account-current" records kept on the various individual station agents by the General Bookkeeper of the Auditor's Office. The forms contain: both debit and credit columns, date, transactions, amounts, and totals under each. At the bottom of each form is the agent's signature following a statement that the foregoing account is accurate. These forms show the total indebtedness of the various agents to the Western and Atlantic, for they were held accountable for all paid and unpaid freight charges and the like received to and from stations on the W & A and other railroads.

Dates

  • Created: 1868-1870

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted

Extent

0.10 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement Note

The forms are arranged by stations as they were located on the line from Atlanta to Chattanooga and thereunder chronologically by date of entry. It should be noted that the last station listed below, Johnson, is an unidentified station and therefore is not actually located after Chattanooga.

Title
Western and Atlantic Railroad - Auditor - Station Agents Monthly Balances
Author
Georgia Archives
Description rules
Local
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Georgia Archives Repository

Contact:
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States