Pass, transportation: Handwritten pass for a Mr. R. Smith & wife for travel from Hoboken to Buffalo & return, issued by A. Reasoner, Supt., M.&E. Div., D.L. & W. R.R., Hoboken, Nov. 3, 1886.

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Name/Title

Pass, transportation: Handwritten pass for a Mr. R. Smith & wife for travel from Hoboken to Buffalo & return, issued by A. Reasoner, Supt., M.&E. Div., D.L. & W. R.R., Hoboken, Nov. 3, 1886.

Entry/Object ID

2012.001.0039

Scope and Content

Pass, transportation: Handwritten pass for a Mr. R. Smith and Wife for travel from Hoboken to Buffalo and return, issued by A[ndrew]. Reasoner, Superintendent, Morris & Essex Division, Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Hoboken, Nov. 3, 1886. Printed lined note paper, partial sheet 4" high x 5-1/2" wide with holographic entries; inkstamp validation with date; 3 different conductors' punches. Creased, soiled. An example of how free passage was allowed by this informal method as a written note to conductors rather than a more formal printed pass, usually being a form on paper or card. Handwritten text: Nov. 3, 1886 Conductors Will pass Mr. R Smith and wife Hoboken to Buffalo and return w/c [with connecting?] Railroads. A Reasoner Sup't.

Acquisition

Accession

2012.001

Source or Donor

Purchase

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Museum Collections.

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1886 - 1886

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1886 Date(s): 1886

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2012-06-05