Antique 1904 Virginia & Southwestern Railway Co Letters Bristol Va-Tenn USA For Sale

Antique 1904 Virginia & Southwestern Railway Co Letters Bristol Va-Tenn USA

Condition: Used | Two 1904 railroad letters with age toning, small spots, fold lines, corner creases and light edge wear; one has a small upper-left tear and a clipped lower-right tip. Ink dark.

Original 1904 Virginia and Southwestern Railway Company correspondence from the Office of General Manager at Bristol, Va.-Tenn., United States.

Lot consists of two matching single-page letters handwritten in ink on pale blue company stationery printed "Virginia and Southwestern Railway Company, Office of General Manager, Bristol, Va.-Tenn." with "D. Davies, General Manager" at left margin and a small Brandon Printing Co., Nashville imprint at upper right.

One sheet is dated "No. 102 Johnson Street, Bristol, Va.-Tenn., 4/16/04" and addressed to Mr. L. P. Rea, Superintendent, Johnson City, Tenn., discussing Capt. Simpson, railway employment matters, and the writer's background in clerical and transportation service.

The companion letter continues the appeal for work on the Clinch line and at a blast furnace, stating the writer's ability to take charge of accounts and offering recommendations for his ability and character, and is signed "Yours very truly, W. H. Brown."

Original early 20th century American railroad manuscript ephemera for Virginia & Southwestern, Bristol, or Appalachian railway history collections and display.