1850 Hartford and New Haven Railroad Payment Receipt M. L. Sikes Jr. $2,200
$ 13.2
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1850 Hartford and New Haven Railroad Payment Receipt M. L. Sikes Jr. $2,200. All other details are neatly filled in with brown ink in elegant period handwriting. Condition: Excellent; light age toning, sharp ink contrast, and intact margins. Original printed financial receipt dated July 8, 1850, issued by the Hartford and New Haven Railroad Company and signed by M. L. Sikes Jr. This document records the payment of $2,200.00, written in full as “Twenty Two Hundred Dollars,” for company disbursements. Printed on fine, off-white paper stock, the form features a decorative engraved border along the left margin, shaded boxes for both the amount and receipt number (No. 223), and bold black typography identifying the railroad company. All other details are neatly filled in with brown ink in elegant period handwriting. The reverse carries a manuscript notation repeating the date, name, and amount — likely used as a record for internal bookkeeping. The Hartford & New Haven Railroad, chartered in 1833 and completed by the mid-1840s, was one of New England’s earliest and most strategically important rail lines, linking Connecticut’s capital with its deep-water port at New Haven. Receipts such as this were issued during its early operational years to track company disbursements and expenditures — authentic remnants of the railroad’s formative financial history. Condition: Excellent; light age toning, sharp ink contrast, and intact margins. A fine and early Connecticut railroad document illustrating mid-19th-century financial practices from one of the region’s pioneering railroads. 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
