1850 Hartford and New Haven Railroad Payment Receipt M. L. Sikes Jr. $3,500 #218
$ 13.2
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1850 Hartford and New Haven Railroad Payment Receipt M. L. Sikes Jr. $3,500 #218. Details are completed in rich brown ink, featuring the characteristic flowing 19th-century script typical of financial records of the period. Condition: Excellent; light toning with sharp printing, bold signature, and clean edges. Original printed fiscal receipt dated July 2, 1850, issued by the Hartford and New Haven Railroad Company, and signed by M. L. Sikes Jr. This document acknowledges the payment of $3,500.00, written as “Thirty five hundred dollars”, for disbursements. The printed form includes an ornate engraved left border and shaded boxes for the payment amount and receipt number (No. 218). The body of the receipt is set in clear black type, with company name prominently displayed in serif capitals. Details are completed in rich brown ink, featuring the characteristic flowing 19th-century script typical of financial records of the period. The reverse side bears a handwritten audit or bookkeeping note repeating the date, name, and dollar amount — evidence of the company’s systematic tracking of internal expenditures. The Hartford & New Haven Railroad, chartered in 1833 and completed by 1844, was one of Connecticut’s earliest and most significant lines, linking Hartford with the port city of New Haven. These receipts document mid-century financial operations during the railroad’s early decades, when it was helping to establish a key transportation corridor that later became part of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad system. Condition: Excellent; light toning with sharp printing, bold signature, and clean edges. A rare early railroad fiscal document representing Connecticut’s Hartford & New Haven line at the height of its 1850 operations. 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
