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Florida Railroad Company Papers, 1855-1860, Date acquired: 03/01/1968

 

Summary

Extent:
8.00 items
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Florida Railroad Company Papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-1968-115

Background

Scope and content:

The Florida Railroad Company Papers document the early history of this company during its period of construction from Fernandina to Cedar Key, FL., and includes articles of agreement, articles of copartnership, deeds, and a resolution. It is significant to researchers studying the history of Florida's 19th Century railroads.

Biographical / historical:

According to the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, the Florida Railroad Company was of great economic importance to Florida, since it served as a cross-state rail shipping route.  The Company was incorporated on January 8, 1853, with an authorized capital of $1,000,000. The proposed route was from Fernandina to Cedar Key.

Acquisition information:

Purchased from Swann Galleries Inc.

Received by the FSU Libraries in March 1968.

Processing information:

Originally processed in April 1968. Finding aid updated in September 2007.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

Florida Railroad Company Papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-1968-115

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA