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Mail Cotractor P. Roberts Independence Missouri, good for ten cents Recivable for Stage (Coach) Fare & other Dues

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Artifact Overview

The Santa Fe Trail, an 800-mile commercial trade route between Missouri and Santa Fe since 1821, experienced its height of overland traffic after New Mexico became part of the United States in 1848. Stagecoach operators competed fiercely for passenger traffic and federal mail contracts, including Preston Roberts, who operated a weekly mail and passenger line during the early 1860s.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Ticket

Date Made

1861-1865

Subject Date

1861-1865

Collection Title

Research Center Travel Literature Collection

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

36.55.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of O. C. Sheley, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Lithography
Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 5.375 in
Width: 2.625 in

Inscriptions

Front: 10 Mail Contractor 10 / INDEPENDENCE MISSOURI / P. ROBERTS [on illustration of stage] / GOOD FOR TEN CENTS. / Receivable for Stage Fare & other Dues. / No. / A. Mo. Lea...[illegible] lith., St. Louis.
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Mail Cotractor P. Roberts Independence Missouri, good for ten cents Recivable for Stage (Coach) Fare & other Dues