1883 antique NEW YORK LAKE ERIE & WESTERN RR HAMBURGH ny FREIGHT BILL
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Large 1883 railroad freight bill issued by the NEW YORK, LAKE ERIE & WESTERN R.R. CO., documenting shipped goods routed via Buffalo to Hamburgh, New York, dated May 1883. The document measures approximately 13.25 x 17 inches and is handwritten with a detailed list of goods and weights. It is a classic late-19th-century railroad waybill used to record freight shipments moving over the Erie system.

Consignee names include NICHOLAS PAULY, H. L. BUNTING, and McKELLAR, with goods listed such as sugar, coffee, corn, brooms, sardines, codfish, pearl barley, and nails. Freight weights and charges are recorded in several columns, reflecting the typical accounting format used by railroads to track commercial shipments moving between regional merchants.

The printed form header reads “New York, Lake Erie & Western R.R. Co.” and includes routing information from Buffalo to Hamburgh, a town south of Buffalo on Lake Erie. Documents like this illustrate how railroads handled wholesale grocery and hardware distribution in the 1880s, moving goods from urban hubs to local merchants and stores.

Condition shows expected antique wear with fold lines, edge wear, and scattered staining from age and handling. The paper has splitting at some fold intersections and edge wear, typical for a large folded freight document of this period. Despite this, the printed header and handwritten entries remain clearly legible.

A good example of 19th-century railroad freight documentation and regional New York commercial history, appealing to collectors of railroad ephemera, transportation history, or antique business paperwork.

Authentic period piece related to family, history or local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.  Vintage or Antique.

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