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Western and Atlantic Railroad - Auditor - General Bookkeeper's Outgoing Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 018-05-023

Scope and Contents

This series consists of the bound outgoing correspondence of the General Bookkeeper working in the Auditor's office. These records deal with station agents and legal agents of the W&A and other railroads principally in regard to: claims for destruction of property (loss of livestock or freight) along the right-of-way, bills for repair of cars from other railroads at the repair facility in Atlanta, and payroll discrepancies. The letters include the agent's name, claimant(s), amount(s) and total which was usually debited against the station's account as an expense. Occasionally too, the bookkeeper acted as a paymaster.

Dates

  • Created: 1867-1871

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted

Extent

1.00 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement Note

The letters within the volumes are arranged chronologically by date of entry. An alphabetical index precedes the letters in each book.

Title
Western and Atlantic Railroad - Auditor - General Bookkeeper's Outgoing Correspondence
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