Railroads -- Illinois
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Predecessor Companies
Record Group
Identifier: CB&Q-1&2
Abstract
Correspondence, circulars, and other documents primarily related to the predecessor companies of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company (CB&Q), spanning the years 1849-1864: the Aurora Branch Railroad, the Chicago and Aurora Railroad Company, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company, and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail Road Company. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.
Dates:
1849-1889
Robert Moir Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Moir
Abstract
Professional correspondence, papers, and documents of Oquawka, Illinois, businessman Robert Moir, owner of Robert Moir & Co., a firm with wide-ranging investments in land, livestock, lumber, railroads, and other industries. Also a few letters from family and friends.
Dates:
1850-1909; Majority of material found within 1866 - 1898