Bill of Lading for Talbert E. Lusted's Belongings
by Steamship Ajax 1875-06-23
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
Bill of lading to T.E. (Talbert) Lusted from the Steamship Ajax in Portland, June 23, 1875. The bill is for a single package of 32 feet (likely sq. ft.) at a total cost of $27.10 including $0.50 for storage. Signed by Weidler. Letterhead includes a line illustration of the steamer.
More about this item
- Description
- Bill of lading to T.E. (Talbert) Lusted from the Steamship Ajax in Portland, June 23, 1875. The bill is for a single package of 32 feet (likely sq. ft.) at a total cost of $27.10 including $0.50 for storage. Signed by Weidler. Letterhead includes a line illustration of the steamer.
- Provenance
- Talbert E. Lusted and Lovica Tuttle Lusted moved to the Gresham area from Omaha in 1875. They were accompanied by other members of the Lusted family, including Talbert's mother and father, Elizabeth and William Lusted, both English immigrants. They were the namesake of the community of Lusted, east of Gresham, where they lived. This bill appears to cover the shipping of their belongings in legs, Omaha to San Francisco and San Francisco to Portland.
- Date
- 1875-06-23
- Creator
- Steamship Ajax
- Subject
- Lusted, Lovica Tuttle
- Lusted, Talbert E.
- Stricklan, Robert
- Shipping
- Immigrants
- Westward movement
- Steamboats
- Location
- Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
- Identifier
- ghs2023-013-0004
- Contributor
- Gresham Historical Society
- Extent
- Bill of Lading
- Type
- Text
- Item sets
- Gresham Heritage
