Western and Atlantic Railroad - Auditor - Capital Construction Ledgers
Scope and Contents
This series consists of two construction ledgers used to record the expenses of constructing and equipping the W & A. Each ledger has a separate page for the company or individual supplier with the pages then divided into debit and credit columns. There are also columns for date of entry, explanation, account number and amount. Typically, the ledgers contain credit entries for: tallow, Negro hire, labor services, interest, depot construction, the construction of new cars, and payments for acquisition of right-of-way.
Dates
- Created: 1852-1857
Creator
- Western & Atlantic Railroad (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted
Extent
1.00 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
The entries within the ledgers are in no particular order but they are indexed alphabetically.
- Title
- Western and Atlantic Railroad - Auditor - Capital Construction Ledgers
- Author
- Georgia Archives
- Description rules
- Local
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Georgia Archives Repository
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States