Mail Stage Rules, circa 1826
THF204160 / Mail Stage Rules, circa 1826 / detail
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Artifact Overview
The Emison & McClure Company issued this small broadside informing the public of the rules and regulations they had established in conducting their mail stage line between Louisville, Kentucky, and St. Louis, Missouri. Copies of the broadside would have been posted in the company's offices and given to passengers.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Broadside (Notice)
Subject Date
circa 1826
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Printed for the Emison and McClure Company by Elihu Stout and his Western Sun and General Advertiser in Vincennes, Indiana.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
82.129.1522
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height : 6.5 in
Width: 7.25 in
Inscriptions
Printed at top of broadside: MAIL STAGE RULES
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