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Title	Jesse Woodhull's Ale waybill from the Erie Railway Company.
Date.Original	1873-02-12
Description	This Ale waybill, of which arrived on a nearly monthly schedule, is one example of the items, both routine and unique that nineteenth century rural farmers relied on the railroads to deliver. Although Jesse Woodhull's farm was about halfway between the Craigville and Oxford depots, in the Town of Blooming Grove, the Woodhulls were active members of the Chester community.
Subject.TGM	Billheads Farm life Railroads Beer
Subject.local	RR: Erie RR
Personal Name	Van Vliet, S. C., Jr. Woodhull, Jesse
Corporate Name	Erie Railway Company
Location	Blooming Grove (Town) - Orange County - New York
HRVH Topic	Transportation
Format.Original	Document, Business, 8 by 3.5 in. (20.5 x 9 cm)
Source	Woodhull Collection
Resource Type	Text
Resource Identifier	chs-009313
Publisher.Digital	Chester Historical Society
Date.Digital	2006-08-04
Format.Digital	image/jpeg
Digital Collection	RR
Holding Institution	Chester Historical Society
Contact Information	The Chester Historical Society 47 Main Street Chester, NY 10918 email: chester_historical@mac.com url: www.ChesterHistoricalSociety.com The Chester Historical Society is a nonprofit organization as qualified under Section 501(c) (3) of the IRS code. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Rights	Prior written permission is required for any use of the images in this collection from the Chester Historical Society.
Technical Data	tiff 300 ppi 24 bit scan, Epson Perfection 3200, Photoshop Elements 3.0, 2461x1044 pixels, 7.35M
Transcript	(26.) Erie Railway Company. W. B. 984 Car 1076 For Terms and Conditions on which Freight is transported on this Railway, see Notices attached to the published Freight Tariff, which are posted up in all the Freight Houses of the Company, and which notices are to be taken and considered part of the contract of transportation between the Company and its customers. Oxford Station, February 12, 1873 J Woodhull To the ERIE RAILWAY COMPANY, Dr. For Transportation from Jersey City 1 Bull 2200 22 4.40 Charge to Jersey City 2.80 –––– 7.00 Received Payment, S.C. Van Vliet Jr Agent.

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