1907 Atlantic City & Shore Railroad Voucher West Jersey Seashore RR Check
$ 6.86
Description
1907 Atlantic City & Shore Railroad Voucher West Jersey Seashore RR Check. The set comprises a tri-fold voucher jacket. The exterior of the voucher bears the printed voucher number 860 and the date September 1907, with a "PAID" stamp dated November 8, 1907. The reverse side includes a breakdown of costs. This document is a complete financial voucher and check set from the Atlantic City and Shore Railroad Company, dated 1907. It details a payment made to the West Jersey & Seashore Railroad Company for shared labor expenses. The set comprises a tri-fold voucher jacket. The exterior of the voucher bears the printed voucher number 860 and the date September 1907, with a "PAID" stamp dated November 8, 1907. The interior of the voucher reveals the accounting process. The reverse side includes a breakdown of costs. The final amount of $214.07 is recorded in pencil beside the accounting category "Wages: Inspectors, Dispatchers, Tower and Signal Men" under the heading of Transportation. The original attached check, drawn on H. F. Bachman & Co., Bankers of Philadelphia, specifies payment for levermen at the Pleasantville Tower, signalmen at the Meadows Tower, and a watchman at the Pleasantville Crossing, all located in Atlantic County, New Jersey. This item provides documentation of early 20th-century inter-company financial operations and manual bookkeeping practices. The document exhibits the procedural formality of the period. The voucher authorization is signed by Secretary J.M. Campbell and the Executive Committee. The item was classified in the ledger and finalized with the issuance of a check bearing a NOT OVER TWO HUNDRED FIFTY revenue stamp. The voucher and check record the financial interdependence between the Atlantic City and Shore Railroad, an electric trolley line, and the West Jersey & Seashore Railroad, a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad, relating to shared infrastructure maintenance costs for personnel. The artifact incorporates printed forms, handwritten entries in ink and pencil, and dated stamps in red and blue ink. It is relevant to the study of transportation history, New Jersey regional history, and pre-digital corporate accounting workflows.
