A letter written on Green Bay, Winona & St. Paul Railroad Co. stationery, dated May 28, 1882.

The stationery was originally printed for the Green Bay and Minnesota Railroad, but has been stamped out and replaced by GREEN BAY, WINONA & ST. PAUL RAILROAD CO.  High construction costs had put the young railroad into financial difficulties and on January 23, 1878 the Green Bay & Minnesota went into receivership.  On April 3, 1879 Farmers Loan and Trust Company foreclosed on the railroad.  The Green Bay, Winona & St. Paul Railroad was incorporated on May 16, 1881 to take over the old company.  The property was transferred to the GBW&StP on August 30, 1881, and the receivership of the GB&M continued operation until October 14, 1881 when it was transferred to the new company.

This correspondence appears courtesy of Mark Forder and his 1800's Ephemera page.  Check it out for lots more interesting items from this era!

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