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Records, 1863-1873 and 1887, of the Pemberton and Hightstown Railroad, of which Nathaniel S. Rue was president. These company records are almost all documents which were kept by the line's secretary, former New Jersey Governor George F. Fort, including: letters received and articles of agreement with property owners, as well as drafts or copies of notices, copies of letters sent, memoranda, stockholders' minutes, statements and reports, and articles of agreement with the Camden and Amboy Railroad and Transportation Company. Incorporated in 1864, the Pemberton and Hightstown Railroad subsequently negotiated an agreement, later ratified by the state legislature, under which the Camden and Amboy Railroad and Transportation Company would both oversee construction of the railroad and lease the line upon its completion. Sales of stock and bonds financed the railroad, which opened in February 1867 and was fully completed by 1869. The total cost of the line was $538,691.85. In 1888 it was purchased by the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Repository: New Brunswick Special Collections / Rue-Holmes-Meirs Family Papers / RUE-HOLMES-MEIRS FAMILY PAPERS

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