The handwriting has faded, but clearly 1 box, 3 bundles, and 3 sacks, or a total of 6 items were shipped from Paducah, Kentucky to Bearden, Arkansas. As per the endosement in the lower left corner the shipment was routed via Memphis where it then had to be transferred to the Cottonbelt Railroad(St. Louis Southwestern Railway) for eventual delivery in Bearden. The transfer to another rail line was not subject to tax; the initial bill of lading, and the 1-cent tax thereon, covered the shipment from its origin in Paducah to its final destination in Bearden.
Paducah, Kentucky, August 23, 1898
RECEIVED BY THE
Illinois Central R. R. Co.
PADUCAH, KY.
IN APPARENT GOOD ORDER
AUG 23 1898
AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS NAMED
IN ITS BILL OF LADING.
Per (signed by J.F. Donovan)
Both John and I have blogged about the ICRR before. On July 8 it was the subject of the cancel of the day. On August 3, 2010 I wrote about the tax on an ICRR Parlor Car ticket. We both found the same ICRR route map online to then include in those blogs. Today's map comes from the back of the bill of lading. I had completely forgotten it was pictured there! Illinois Central R. R. Co.
PADUCAH, KY.
IN APPARENT GOOD ORDER
AUG 23 1898
AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS NAMED
IN ITS BILL OF LADING.
Per (signed by J.F. Donovan)
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