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Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad Company Records, 1844-1894 (bulk 1844-1854)
2.0
linear feet.
Catalog Number:
M6
Series List:
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Agency History / Biographical Note:
The Atlantic & St. Lawrence Railroad, the first line built from
Portland, Maine, to Montreal, Quebec, was established to carry traffic
from the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence waterway to an Atlantic port.
Chartered in February 1845, ground was broken in July of the following
year; the last segment of the line was finally opened in July 1853.
Leased by the Grand Trunk Railway, the Atlantic & St. Lawrence became
part of the Canadian National system. Its corporate name was dissolved
in 1959.
Scope and Content:
The records, consisting of correspondence, Provisional Committee and
Corporators' meeting minutes, committee reports, clippings, documents,
and printed pamphlets and broadsides, focus on the establishment,
routing, and construction of the railroad. The correspondents include
some of Maine's most prominent citizens and interested parties in
Montreal and Sherbrooke, Quebec; London, England; and Boston. Although
notables such as Charles E. Barrett, James Deering, Neal Dow, Samuel
Fessenden, Hannibal Hamlin, John A. Poor, Francis O.J. Smith and Ashur
Ware are represented, the bulk of the correspondence (20 or more letters
each) is between E. F. Beal, Sir Alexander T. Galt, Josiah S. Little,
John Neal, William Pitt Preble and Reuel Williams.
Provenance:
Cite as:
Atlantic & St. Lawrence Railroad Company : Records, George J. Mitchell
Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library
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