Canadian National: Notice of Non-Delivery
Name/Title
Canadian National: Notice of Non-DeliveryEntry/Object ID
2021.1054.01Description
Form, Canadian National express freight services notice of non-delivery. The back of the notice explains how the shipment was not delivered and the steps that need to be taken. The form is blank but has the areas to record: date, article, date it was shipped, where it was addressed to, accrued charges to pay, reason for non-delivery. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Original document used by Canadian National, the first copy would be sent to the sender, the second would be kept on file by Canadian National. Canadian National was created following the end of the First World War, by combining five lines which were financially troubled. It soon became the largest railway in the country. Canadian National Railways was founded in 1919 as a combination of several railways that had become bankrupt and were being ran by the Canadian Government Railways, its primary service was freight but also operated passenger service until 1978 until it was absorbed by VIA rail. The Canadian National Railways was created by the Government of Canada as a means to fund the failing railway corporations including: Intercolonial Railway of Canada, National Transcontinental Railway, Prince Edward Island Railway, and Hudson's Bay Railway.Collection
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Canadian National