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Footnotes #300 - 399

300.
New York Times,
6 March 1894.
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301.
New York Times,
11 July 1902.
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302.
Charlton/Railway-39.
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303.
Charlton/Railway-35.
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304.
A.T. Andreas, History of Chicago, ( A.T. Andreas, 1884/86; Reprint, New York, NY: Arno Press, Inc., 1975), vol. 1, p. 567/68.
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305.
A.T. Andreas, History of Chicago, ( A.T. Andreas, 1884/86; Reprint New York, NY: Arno Press, Inc., 1975), vol. 2, p. 678.
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306.
John H. White Jr., “Chicago Locomotive Builders,” Railway & Locomotive Society Bulletin No. 122, April 1970, pp. 52-60.
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307.
J.W. Norris,
Norris’ business directory and statistics of the city of Chicago for 1846: third year of publication, (Chicago, IL: Fergus Print Co., 1883), p. 40.
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308.
Historical & Pictorial Directory of Three Rivers, Michigan, 1924.
(Coldwater, MI: Otto E. Luedders, Publisher, 1924), pp. 22-26.
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309.
Historical & Pictorial Directory of Three Rivers, Michigan, 1924.
(Coldwater, MI: Otto E. Luedders, Publisher, 1924), p. 32.
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310.
C.H. Wendel, Fairbanks Morse 100 Years of Engine Technology, (Publisher unknown, 1982; Reprint, Lancaster, PA: Stemgas Publishing Co., 1993); and Historical & Pictorial Directory of Three Rivers, Michigan, 1924, (Coldwater, MI: Otto E. Luedders, Publisher, 1924), pp. 22-26.
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311.
History of St. Joseph, Michigan,
(Chicago, IL: Lewis Publishing Co., 1911), pp. 499-505.
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312.
Oshkosh (WI) Daily Northwestern, 20 January 1888; and Decatur (IL) Daily Herald, 21 January 1888.
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313.
Historical & Pictorial Directory of Three Rivers, Michigan, 1924.
(Coldwater, MI: Otto E. Luedders, Publisher, 1924), p. 98.
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314.
History of St. Joseph County, Michigan,
(Philadelphia, PA: L.H. Everts & Co., 1877), p. 148.
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315.
John H. White Jr., American Locomotive Builders in the Steam Era, (Self-published, 1982), p. 93; and Hornellsville (NY) Tribune, 29 March 1855.
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316.
Martin G. Murray, "Pete the Great: A Biography of Peter Doyle," Walt Whitman Quarterly Review 12 (Summer 1994), 1-51. Online (July 2005) at http://www.whitmanarchive.org/archive1/biography/supplementary/doyle/doyle.htm.
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317.
Arnold-56.
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318.
A.T. Andreas, History of Chicago, ( A.T. Andreas, 1884/86; Reprint, New York, NY: Arno Press, Inc., 1975), vol. 2, p. 678; and Chicago Daily Tribune, 8 February 1891, reprising information contained in the 18 March 1884 issue of the Weekly Democratic Press.
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319.
John H. White Jr., “Chicago Locomotive Builders,” Railway & Locomotive Society Bulletin No. 122, April 1970, p. 53n4, citing National Car and Locomotive Builder, September 1887, p. 123 and American Railroad Journal, October 22, 1852, p. 681.
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320.
A.T. Andreas, History of Chicago, ( A.T. Andreas, 1884/86; Reprint, New York, NY: Arno Press, Inc., 1975), vol. 2, p. 678. John H. White Jr., “Chicago Locomotive Builders,” Railway & Locomotive Society Bulletin No. 122, April 1970, p. 53, says “capital stock was set at $150,000 but only $65,000 was subscribed and nearly all of this was paid in by the Scovilles.”
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321.
John H. White Jr., “Chicago Locomotive Builders,” Railway & Locomotive Society Bulletin No. 122, April 1970, p. 54-55.
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322.
A Souvenir of New York City, Old and New,
(New York, NY: New York Commercial, 1918), pp. 325-327.
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323.
Edison Papers,
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, online (July 2005) at
http://edison.rutgers.edu.
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324.
Jennie M. Scoville Holley, Arthur Scoville and His Descendants in America, 1660-1900, (Rutland, VT: Tuttle Pub. Co., 1941), p. 147ff.
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325.
Jennie M. Scoville Holley, Arthur Scoville and His Descendants in America, 1660-1900, (Rutland, VT: Tuttle Pub. Co., 1941), p. 147ff.; and John H. White Jr., “Chicago Locomotive Builders,” Railway & Locomotive Society Bulletin No. 122, April 1970, pp. 52-60.
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326.
White/Freightcars-606.
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327.
Directory of the City of Chicago, Illinois, for 1843,
(Chicago, IL: Fergus Print. Co., 1896), p. 89.
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328.
A.T. Andreas, History of Chicago, ( A.T. Andreas, 1884/86; Reprint, New York, NY: Arno Press, Inc., 1975), vol. 2, p. 678; and Wm. K. Ackerman, Early Illinois Railroads: a Paper, Chicago, IL: Fergus Print. Co., 1884), p. 53.
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329.
A.T. Andreas, History of Chicago, ( A.T. Andreas, 1884/86; Reprint, New York, NY: Arno Press, Inc., 1975), vol. 1, pp. 341/42 and 568/69.
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330.
Everett Chamberlin, Chicago and Its Suburbs, (Chicago, IL: T.A. Hungerford & Co., 1874), p. 65.
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331.
New York Daily Times,
31 January 1854.
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332.
History of Cook County, Illinois,
(Goodspeed Historical Association, ca. 1909), p. 240.
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333.
New York Daily Times,
5 October 1855.
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334.
J. Seymour Curry, Chicago, Its History and Its Builders, (Chicago, IL: S.J. Clark Pub. Co., 1912), p. 224ff.
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335.
Arba N. Waterman, Historical Review of Chicago and Cook County, (Chicago, IL: Lewis Pub. Co., 1908), p. 1018ff.
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336.
Elmer A. Riley, The Development of Chicago and Vicinity As a Manufacturing Center Prior to 1880, (Chicago, IL: Press of McElroy Pub. Co., 1911), p. 101ff.
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337.
New York Times,
4 September 1897.
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338.
Advertisement of Charles E. Sammons in the 29 March 1881 issue of the Boston Daily Globe, offering to sell “a few shares of stock of the New England Car Co.”
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339.
Fitchburg Sentinal,
11 February 1881.
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340.
White/Freightcars-348.
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341.
William Francis Smith and T. Michael Miller, A Seaport Saga; Portrait of Old Alexandria, Virginia, (Virginia Beach, VA: The Donning Co., 1949), p. 73-77, citing the Alexandria Gazette, 1 December 1852.
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342.
William Francis Smith and T. Michael Miller, A Seaport Saga; Portrait of Old Alexandria, Virginia, (Virginia Beach, VA: The Donning Co., 1949), p. 73-77, citing the Alexandria Gazette, 1 December 1852; and Murray, Martin G., “Pete the Great: A Biography of Peter Doyle,” Walt Whitman Quarterly Review 12 (Summer 1994), 1-51. Online (July 2005) at http://www.whitmanarchive.org/archive1/biography/supplementary/doyle/doyle.htm.
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343.
Mrs. Fred Warn, “Street Cars and Collar Buttons; A Sidelight on Life in Watertown During the Heyday of Trolley Cars,” North Country Life, Spring 1948, Online (July 2005) at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~twigs2000/streetcars.html.
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344.
Edward A. Barber household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jefferson County, New York, population schedule, Watertown City, page 175, dwelling 171, family 195, National Archives micropublication T623 R1042.
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345.
Edward A. Barber household, 1910 U.S. Census, York County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, York City, page 253, dwelling 307, family 313, National Archives micropublication T624 R1435.
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346.
Edward A. Barber household, 1920 U.S. Census, York County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, York City, page 261, dwelling 309, family 339, National Archives micropublication T625 R1669.
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347.
Charlton/Railway-9.
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348.
Charlton/Railway-9; and Warn, Mrs. Fred, “Street Cars and Collar Buttons; A Sidelight on Life in Watertown During the Heyday of Trolley Cars,” North Country Life, Spring 1948, Online (July 2005) at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~twigs2000/streetcars.html.
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349.
Harry F. Landon, 150 Years of Watertown, (Watertown, NY: Watertown Daily Times, 1950), p. 50.
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350.
Horace W. Castor, “Thomas Castor” (A manuscript written for the Frankford Historical Society, 1934).
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351.
John H. White Jr., American Locomotive Builders in the Steam Era, (Self-published, 1982), p. 93.
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352.
John H. White Jr., American Locomotive Builders in the Steam Era, (Self-published, 1982), p. 97.
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353.
John H. White Jr., American Locomotive Builders in the Steam Era, (Self-published, 1982), p. 97; and Arthur W. Wallace, Mason Steam Locomotives, (Forest Park, IL: Heimberger House Publishing Co., 2004), pp. 13-15, 18 and 44.
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354.
Arthur W. Wallace, Mason Steam Locomotives, (Forest Park, IL: Heimberger House Publishing Co., 2004), pp. 13-15, 18 and 44.
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355.
White/Passenger-63.
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356.
White/Passenger-534.
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357.
White/Passenger-544.
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358.
White/Locomotives-77.
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359.
“Thomas Erby Kilby,” Alabama Governors, a website of the Alabama Department of Archives & History, online (Sep 2005) at http://www.archives.state.al.us/govs_list/g_kilbyt.html.
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360.
Atlanta Constitution,
8 June 1902.
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361.
New York Times,
1 November 1924
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362.
New York Times.
10 August 1925.
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363.
New York Times.
24 March 1934, and for 12 April 1934.
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364.
History of St. Joseph, Michigan,
(Chicago, IL: Lewis Publishing Co., 1911), pp. 327-329; and Historical & Pictorial Directory of Three Rivers, Michigan, 1924. (Coldwater, MI: Otto E. Luedders, Publisher, 1924), pp. 22-26.
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365.
History of St. Joseph, Michigan,
(Chicago, IL: Lewis Publishing Co., 1911), pp. 327-329; and Historical & Pictorial Directory of Three Rivers, Michigan, 1924. (Coldwater, MI: Otto E. Luedders, Publisher, 1924), p. 32.
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366.
History of St. Joseph, Michigan,
(Chicago, IL: Lewis Publishing Co., 1911), pp. 327-329.
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367.
History of St. Joseph, Michigan,
(Chicago, IL: Lewis Publishing Co., 1911), p. 430.
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368.
History of St. Joseph, Michigan,
(Chicago, IL: Lewis Publishing Co., 1911), pp. 753-755.
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369.
Johnthan [sic] Willits household, 1880 U.S. Census, St. Joseph County, Michigan, population schedule, Three Rivers, page 389A, dwelling ___, family ___, National Archives micropublication T9 R603.
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370.
History of St. Joseph, Michigan,
(Chicago, IL: Lewis Publishing Co., 1911), p. 335.
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371.
Warren J. Willits household, 1910 U.S. Census, Santa Barbara County, California, population schedule, Township #2, page 204, dwelling 134, family 140, National Archives micropublication T624 R104.
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372.
History of St. Joseph, Michigan,
(Chicago, IL: Lewis Publishing Co., 1911), p. 505; and Edward B. Linsley household, 1910 U.S. Census, St. Joseph County, Michigan, population schedule, Three Rivers City, page 234, dwelling 228, family 236, National Archives micropublication T624 R674. Occupation is listed as “Manager, Sheffield Car Co.”
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373.
Charlton-71.
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374.
Geo. Sheffield household, U.S. Census, St. Joseph County, Michigan, population schedule, Nottawa, p. 126, dwelling 946, family 942, National Archives micropublication M653 R561.
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375.
George S. Sheffield household, U.S. Census, Branch County, Michigan, population schedule, Bronson, p. 67, dwelling 177, family 179, National Archives micropublication M593 R665.
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376.
Charles F. Warner, Ed., Picturesque Hampden, Part II, West, (Northampton, MA: Picturesque Publishing Co., 1892), p. 10. Online (September 2005) at http://www.holyokemass.com.
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377.
Letter dated 18 October 1910 to Norton Garrison, Haleyville, New Jersey, offered on eBay 21 September 2005.
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378.
Harold E. Cox, Feigel Car Company - Brooklyn, New York, c. 1873 to c. 1893/4, Online (September 2005) at http://www.railrosters.com/builder/Feigel.pdf;and Feigel Car Company advertisement in the 1887 edition of Poor's Directory of Railway Officials; and Michael Feigel [“Fugel” in index] household, 1860 U.S. Census, Kings County, New York, population schedule, New Utrecht, p. 767, National Archives micropublication M653 R776.
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379.
Harold E. Cox, Feigel Car Company - Brooklyn, New York, c. 1873 to c. 1893/4, Online (September 2005) at http://www.railrosters.com/builder/Feigel.pdf.
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380.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle,
6 April 1883.
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381.
Charlton-31; and Cox, Harold E., Feigel Car Company - Brooklyn, New York, c. 1873 to c. 1893/4, Online (September 2005) at http://www.railrosters.com/builder/Feigel.pdf.
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382.
New York Times,
16 July 1892.
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383.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle,
12 March 1893.
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384.
a) The year 1880 appears to be the first time the Brighton Gazette uses the name M. Feigel & Son [Cox, Harold E., Feigel Car Company - Brooklyn, New York, c. 1873 to c. 1893/4, Online (September 2005) at http://www.railrosters.com/builder/Feigel.pdf]; and b) In the census population schedule for that year, Michael Feigel’s occupation is listed as “Car and Wagon Builder” and 21-year-old son Michael’s is listed as “Car Builder” [Michael Feigel household, 1880 U.S. Census, Kings County, New York, population schedule, New Utrecht, p. 494D, National Archives micropublication T9 R857].
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385.
Harold E. Cox, Rolling Stock of the Public Service Corporation of New Jersey and Its Predecessors, Online (September 2005) at http://www.railrosters.com/roster/NJPublicService.pdf.
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386.
Saint John City Railway Company,
Online (September 2005) at http://www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca/heritage/streetcars/SaintJohnCityRailway.htm.
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387.
New York Times,
28 May 1893.
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388.
1887 edition of Poor’s Directory of Railway Officials, pp. 220, 221.
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389.
Indianapolis Star,
19 May 1912.
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390.
Williamsport (PA) Gazette and Bulletin, 21 June 1912.
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391.
J. Leander Bishop, A History of American Manufacturers From 1608 to 1860 (Philadelphia, PA: Edward Young, 1868; Reprint, New York, NY: Augustus M. Kelley, 1966), v. 2, p. 64.
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392.
J. Leander Bishop, A History of American Manufacturers From 1608 to 1860 (Philadelphia, PA: Edward Young, 1868; Reprint, New York, NY: Augustus M. Kelley, 1966), v. 2, p. 371.
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393.
J. Leander Bishop, A History of American Manufacturers From 1608 to 1860 (Philadelphia, PA: Edward Young, 1868; Reprint, New York, NY: Augustus M. Kelley, 1966), v. 2, p. 396.
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394.
J. Leander Bishop, A History of American Manufacturers From 1608 to 1860 (Philadelphia, PA: Edward Young, 1868; Reprint, New York, NY: Augustus M. Kelley, 1966), v. 2, p. 206.
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395.
J. Leander Bishop, A History of American Manufacturers From 1608 to 1860 (Philadelphia, PA: Edward Young, 1868; Reprint, New York, NY: Augustus M. Kelley, 1966), v. 3, p. 39.
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396.
J. Leander Bishop, A History of American Manufacturers From 1608 to 1860 (Philadelphia, PA: Edward Young, 1868; Reprint, New York, NY: Augustus M. Kelley, 1966), v. 3, p. 153ff. There is either a typographical error in this quote, or we have transcribed it incorrectly. We believe what is meant is that Stephenson reduced the weight from 6 thousand pounds to 35 hundred pounds!
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397.
J. Leander Bishop, A History of American Manufacturers From 1608 to 1860 (Philadelphia, PA: Edward Young, 1868; Reprint, New York, NY: Augustus M. Kelley, 1966), v. 3, p. 153ff; and White/Horsecars-x.
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398.
New York Times,
1 August 1893; and J. Leander Bishop, A History of American Manufacturers From 1608 to 1860 (Philadelphia, PA: Edward Young, 1868; Reprint, New York, NY: Augustus M. Kelley, 1966), v. 3, p. 153ff.
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399.
J. Leander Bishop, A History of American Manufacturers From 1608 to 1860 (Philadelphia, PA: Edward Young, 1868; Reprint, New York, NY: Augustus M. Kelley, 1966), v. 3, p. 248.
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