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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02504.32 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1839 |
| Title | Harrison Otis to George Ashmun on the opening of the Western Railroad |
| Date | 30 September 1839 |
| Author | Otis, Harrison Gray (1765-1848) |
| Recipient | Ashmun, George |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Otis, a former Massachusetts Congressman, declines an invitation from Massachusetts State Senator Ashmun, a member of the committee making arrangements for the Western Railroad Festival. Declares that the opening of the Western Railroad "is destined to have a more decisive and permanent bearing upon the prosperity of Massachusetts than all the measures of public improvement that have been adopted from its first settlement." |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Railroad Holidays and Celebrations Transportation Commerce |
| People | Ashmun, George (1804-1870) Otis, Harrison Gray (1765-1848) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Industry; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | The Western Railroad Festival commemorated the opening of the railroad between Boston and Springfield, Massachusetts. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |