Pony Express Way Bill for July 11, 1861. Photograph of the way bill listing various stations between St. Joseph and San Francisco, date & time arrived, number of letters, number of dispatches, and a signature column.
Also handwritten at bottom: "No (illegible) Eastern Mail last night which accounts for (illegible) of Mail Car off of track. H & St. Jo. R.R. detained Pony till 9 AM for it. P. Colburn (?) Agt. at St. Jo. 1 pkg for Salt Lake City from Julesburg."
(old digital file name: EnvelopeCoversXP3)
Made/Created
Artist
Reynolds, Don
Date made
1860
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, Photographic
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Photograph
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Pony express
Search Terms
Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Width
10 in
Provenance
Notes
Photograph of original document by SJM staff photographer
