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Western and Atlantic Railroad - General Ticket Agent - Other Railroads Through Passage Ticket Sales

 Series
Identifier: 018-08-055

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 other connecting railroads, helped passengers travel from state to state and for this received a proportion of the ticket price. Also included is a single ticket correction sheet sent from the Central Pacific Railroad Company to the W&A reporting a "through" ticket to San Francisco that wasn't reported by the W&A on an earlier passage list to the Central Pacific.

Dates

  • Created: 1869-1871

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted

Extent

0.10 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement Note

The records are arranged alphabetically by the railroad company's name and thereunder chronologically by date.

Title
Western and Atlantic Railroad - General Ticket Agent - Other Railroads Through Passage Ticket Sales
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