Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad ledgers, 1834-1912

Location of collection:

Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia

800 East Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23219

Contact for questions and access:

POC: Archives Reference Services

Email: archdesk@lva.virginia.gov

Phone: (804) 692-3888

Web: www.lva.virginia.gov

Summary

Extent:

22 volumes

Creator:

Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

Ledgers, 1834-1912, of the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad (RF&P) consisting of nineteen ledgers, 1834-1905, containing business accounts and expenses for the RF&P; one ledger, 1852-1860, containing accounts and expenses for the Washington and Fredericksburg Steamboat Company (1852-1854) and for the Potomac Steamboat Company (1854-1860); and two volumes for the Washington Southern Railway Company, a journal, 1893-1912, containing accounts, and a volume of annual reports, 1899-1908, to the Interstate Commerce Commission, both for the Washington Southern Railway Company. The steamboat companies and the Washington Southern Railway were subsidiaries of the RF&P.

Biographical / historical:

The Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad (RF&P) was incorporated by an Act of the General Assembly of Virginia on 25 February 1834. It was at the time the sixth railroad to be chartered in Virginia. The company's purpose was to provide rail service from Richmond to the Potomac River near Washington, D.C. The RF&P ceased to exist in 1991, when it was merged into the CSX Corporation.

Acquisition information:

Purchased

Physical location:

Library of Virginia

Physical description:

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