Canadian National: Express Messageries Collect Shipment Form
Name/Title
Canadian National: Express Messageries Collect Shipment FormEntry/Object ID
2021.1059.01Description
Form, express messageries collect shipment form, consignee's copy. The form is blank however it includes the areas to record: billing point, point of origin, date, contract number, consignee, street address, route number, charges, advance charges, miscellaneous charges, value of the supply, base price, piece supply, total, COD amount, fee, total cost, destination address, valuation, total pieces, description, weight, rate, pieces, dimensions, total cubic feet, weight, truck, freight detail, shipper and address. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Original document, actual shipment form sent to the consignee of a shipment. 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