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Union Pacific Railroad Company

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Biography

The Union Pacific Railroad Company was established in 1862. It later merged with the Kansas Pacific Railway Company and the Denver Pacific Railway and Telegraph Company to form the Union Pacific Railway Company.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

After thirty-one years, Capt. Hodges gives a unique banquet

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1410
Scope and Contents

A typed transcript of an article from the Salt Lake City, Utah Daily Tribune, titled "After Thirty-one Years, Capt. Hodges Gives a Unique Banquet," dated October 28, 1897. The article describes a banquet hosted by Capt. F. S. Hodges, a former Union Pacific railroad engineer, who is reuniting with Salt Lake City citizens who helped him build the railroad in Utah in 1866.

Dates: 1897 October 28
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / After thirty-one years, Capt. Hodges gives a unique banquet

William Wollerton Riter letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230333871]
Identifier: MSS 1156
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated September 12, 1876, and addressed to George Reynolds. The item was written in Echo, Utah. Riter instructs Reynolds to request information of Union Pacific Railroad Company directors to see if sufficient transportation would be furnished during the fall and winter.

Dates: 1876 September 12
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Wollerton Riter letter

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