1850 Hartford and New Haven Railroad Payment Receipt M. L. Sikes Jr. $300
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1850 Hartford and New Haven Railroad Payment Receipt M. L. Sikes Jr. $300. The details are completed in brown ink in a neat, confident 19th-century hand. Original financial document dated July 26, 1850, issued by the Hartford and New Haven Railroad Company and signed by M. L. Sikes Jr. The printed receipt acknowledges payment of $300.00, written in full as “Three Hundred Dollars,” for company disbursements. Printed on fine early paper stock, the form features a decorative engraved left border, shaded boxes for the dollar amount and receipt number (No. 225), and crisp black lettering with elegant period typography. The details are completed in brown ink in a neat, confident 19th-century hand. The reverse bears a handwritten note confirming the date, name, and amount, likely used for company bookkeeping. The Hartford & New Haven Railroad, chartered in 1833 and completed in the 1840s, was among Connecticut’s earliest and most important transportation links, connecting the state capital with New Haven Harbor. Documents such as this represent authentic records of financial transactions from the road’s early operational years—two decades before it became part of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad system. It measures approx. 2 3/8" x 5 3/8 **Shipped securely inside a poly sleeve sandwiched in cardboard, inside a rigid mailer via USPS Ground Advantage service w/ tracking** Click HERE to see postcards I have available. Click HERE to see transit and trade tokens I have available. Click HERE to see billheads I have available. Click HERE to see letterheads I have available. For U.S. based orders, the shipping cost for the first purchase is $4.00 and no extra cost for additional similar items such as billheads, letterheads, tickets, patches, post cards, trade cards, stock certificates that can safely be shipped in the same package. I have over 58,000 unique items here on eBay - Click HERE to visit my store & save with combined shipping for multiple buys. For U.S. orders on a PC, use the "add to cart" feature to select multiple items before paying. If the cart does not combine shipping costs, I will refund excess fees as I pack your order the following morning. I have enjoyed buying and selling vintage collectibles for over 40 years. Unless noted otherwise, all items I offer are original and not reproductions. Please review photos for condition issues (if any) as they are part of the description, and contact me with questions before bidding or buying. All items are securely packed and shipped via USPS. Please rely on my 25+ yr. 10,000+ 99.9% feedback rating as a guide to your buying decision. I hope all is well with you and your family — thanks for stopping by! – Jerry
