Letter from Samuel B. Reed to Thomas C. Durant, July 10, 1866

In this letter from July 10, 1866, Samuel Reed writes to Thomas C. Durant, Vice President of the Union Pacific Railroad, listing the engineers assigned to each construction task on the line.


Union Pacific Rail Road Co.
Office of the Genl. Supt.

T.C. Durant V.P.
20 [Nassua] St. NY

Dear Sir

I send you a list of the engineers on construction as follows viz

  • F.M. Case Division Engineer
  • Loup Fork Bridge M.F. Hurd
  • Track laying H. Bissell
1st Div 3d hundred (Grading) C. Musser
2 G.H. Seymor
3 S.H. Gilson
4 [G.]W. Hutchinson.

Yours very respectfully
Saml. B. Reed

About this Document

  • Source: Letter from Samuel B. Reed to Thomas C. Durant
  • Source: Letter from Samuel B. Reed to Thomas C. Durant
  • Extent: 1 page
  • Extent: 1 page
  • Citation: Special Collections, University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa, Papers of Levi O. Leonard, Box 26, Box 26, Folder: "Samuel Benedict Reed Correspondence: 1866", Folder: "Samuel Benedict Reed Correspondence: 1866"
  • Date: July 10, 1866