Union Pacific Railroad Company
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 3 Collections and/or Records:
Thomas B. Morris letter
Handwritten letter addressed to "My dear Father." Morris writes about the search for timber and coal for the railroad.
William Wollerton Riter letter
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.
Brigham Young letters
Includes sixteen handwritten and signed letters addressed to officials of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, including Thomas Clark Durant, C. L. Frost, and S. B Reed. Young writes about his role as a contractor for the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad through Utah. Photocopies of items also included in collection.