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- Waybill for Stagecoach and Rail Travel, "Rail-Road Line of Stages from North-Canaan to New York," 1841 - 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. This waybill documents a trip on the Rail-Road Line of Stages from North Canaan, Connecticut, to New York. Stage lines often connected outlying towns with cities and railways.
- June 03, 1841
- Collections - Artifact
Waybill for Stagecoach and Rail Travel, "Rail-Road Line of Stages from North-Canaan to New York," 1841
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. This waybill documents a trip on the Rail-Road Line of Stages from North Canaan, Connecticut, to New York. Stage lines often connected outlying towns with cities and railways.