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Title: John Raymond letter and pamphlet
Dates: Apr. 9, 1837
Collection Number: MS 356
Creator/Collector:
Raymond, John
Extent: 1 folder
Repository:
California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Sacramento, California 95814
Abstract: Handwritten letter dated April 9, 1837 by John Raymond, builder of the first mile of commercial railroad track in the United
States in 1828. Also an undated printed pamphlet by E.B. Callaway, entitled "America's First Locomotive," which tells the
story of the "Stourbridge Lion" locomotive and the early development of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company's railroad.
Language of Material: English
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Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the CSRM
as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must
also be obtained by the reader.
John Raymond letter and pamphlet. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Gift of Stephen E. Drew, 1987
Scope and Content of Collection
Handwritten letter dated April 9, 1837 by John Raymond, builder of the first mile of commercial railroad track in the United
States in 1828. Also an undated printed pamphlet by E.B. Callaway, entitled "America's First Locomotive," which tells the
story of the "Stourbridge Lion" locomotive and the early development of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company's railroad.