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Bill of Lading from "Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs R. R."
Dated August 12, 1886. J. N.[?] Dimmitt and Co. shipped "1 Bbl B. Powder" weighing 230 pounds [1 barrel of black powder?] from the St. J[oseph?] station to J. H. McKnight & Co. of Fort Shaw Monta[ana] vic[inity?] Helena c/o F. C. Powers & Co.
It is worth noting that the railroad states it will not be responsible for "the leakage of Liquors or liquids of any kind; breakage of glass or Queensware; injury or breakage of Castings, Carriages, Furniture, Glass Show Cases, Hollow Ware, Looking Glasses, Machinery, Musical Instruments of any kind, packages of Eggs, or Picture Frames; loss of weight of Coffee or Grain in bags, or Rice in tierces; nor for decay of perishable articles; nor for damage arising from effects of heat or cold; nor for loss of Nuts in bags, or Lemons, or Oranges in boxes unless covered with canvas; nor for the loss or damage of Hay, Hemp, Cotton, or any article, the bulk of which render it necessary to transport in open cars, unless it can be shown that such loss or damage occurred through the negligence or default of agents of this Company."

An 1886 Bill of Lading from "Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs R. R." [Enlarge_+] [Extra_Large]
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