Name/Title
JOB BILL FROM WELLS FARGO & COMPANY EXPRESS TO WALTER P. TEMPLE, 16 OCTOBER 1894Entry/Object ID
97.58.11.22Description
JOB BILL FROM WELLS FARGO & COMPANY EXPRESS TO WALTER P. TEMPLE, 16 OCTOBER 1894
Color: White
A receipt, or bill of lading, a) with envelope b) issued by Wells Fargo & Company to Walter P. Temple, Silao, Mexico, 16 Ocober 1894. On a company form, printed in Spanish, the company name is at the top, followed by a line for the customer's name, and a line and text describing the type of service provided. The type of goods transacted, however, are not listed. There is a company stamp at the lower left with the date and location of the transaction. It is likely that the envelope did not originally acompany the receipt, though the items were together as such in the collection. The envelope has a stamp on the lower front from H. D. Platt, commercial agent for the Southern Pacific Company in El Paso. An advertisement for insurance through The Travelers Insurance Company is on the front, as well. On the back is more information about this insurance company. Written in ink by Walter P. Temple on the left side of the envelope's front is "Freight Bill / Mexico." The receipt is in fair condition with the upper left corner missing; ink stains on front and back; creases; and discoloration; In good condition, the envelope has some creases; small acid stains, especially on the flap; and two small ink marks, also on the flap. There is also some light discoloration.Lexicon
Search Terms
Two-dimensional, Receipts, Southern Pacific Railroad Company, Travelers Insurance Company, Wells Fargo & Company, Bills of lading--Silao (Mexico)
