Waybill for Stagecoach Travel from Columbus to Portland, Ohio, 1824

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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. An image of a stagecoach -- perhaps similar to the one used on this line -- decorates the top of this waybill.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Waybill

Date Made

26 July 1824

Subject Date

1824

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

82.129.1516

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Wood engraving (Process)
Handwriting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 12.5 in