Date Original
1885
Description
This collection contains a promissory note signed by J.S. Hurlbut for 100 dollars payable to the Pacific and Great Eastern Railroad Company upon completion of a railroad between Fayetteville and Madison County signed April 8, 1885.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Pacific and Great Eastern Railroad, was projected to run from the Missouri bootheel to the western boundary of Arkansas, near Cincinnati in Washington County. This line was proposed to be linked with the much larger United States and Mexico Railway. The Pacific and Great Eastern Railroad was incorporated on October 23, 1884 and a small line was built from Fayetteville to Wymann and only operated for six years before abandoned.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.055.025
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Pacific and Great Eastern Railroad promissory note, SMC.055.025
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Pacific and Great Eastern Railroad promissory note, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
