Waybill for Stroudsburg-New York Line Stagecoach, 1850
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Artifact Overview
Waybills helped nineteenth-century stage lines keep track of fares and passengers. For each journey, company agents would fill out passenger names, destinations, number of seats and collected fares. Additional notes sometimes listed types of baggage or other special instructions. This waybill documents a trip from Stroudsburg to New York in March 1850.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Waybill
Date Made
20 March 1850
Subject Date
20 March 1850
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
82.129.1555
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Mounting
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 14 in
Inscriptions
Reverse: March 20, 1850
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