Robert Marshall Hannum vs. The Wilmington City Railroad company papers
Content Description
Eleven handwritten accident reports, eye witness accounts, and court declaration make up this small collection documenting an accident involving a horse-drawn wagon, driven by Robert Marshall Hannum, and Wilmington City Railroad Co. trolley car no. 15, on February 22, 1901 . Also included is the subsequent lawsuit brought by Mr. Hannum. Documentation includes accident reports completed by the conductor of the car, Adolph Edwards, and by the car’s motorman, William Anseaume, as well as the reports from five individuals who witnessed the accident. . An accident report for a separate and unrelated incident, which occurred on February 21, 1901, is also included in the collection. This accident involved a horse and wagon owned by a Miss Price, but driven by an unidentified individual, and Wilmington Railroad Co. car no. 25. This accident report was completed by motorman T. L. Daniels.
Dates
- Creation: 1901 February 21-October 2
Creator
- Hannum, Robert Marshall (Person)
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
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Extent
11 item (15 pages)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Eleven handwritten accident reports, eye witness accounts, and court declaration make up this small collection documenting an accident involving a horse-drawn wagon, driven by Robert Marshall Hannum, and Wilmington City Railroad Co. trolley car no. 15, on February 22, 1901 . Also included is the subsequent lawsuit brought by Mr. Hannum. Documentation includes accident reports completed by the conductor of the car, Adolph Edwards, and by the car’s motorman, William Anseaume, as well as the reports from five individuals who witnessed the accident. . An accident report for a separate and unrelated incident, which occurred on February 21, 1901, is also included in the collection. This accident involved a horse and wagon owned by a Miss Price, but driven by an unidentified individual, and Wilmington Railroad Co. car no. 25. This accident report was completed by motorman T. L. Daniels.
Source
Gift of Mrs. Shirley E. Foster, 2001.
Shelving Summary
Box 4, F0105: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0098 manuscript boxes
Processing
Collection processed by Anita Wellner, March 2001. Finding aid encoded by Tiffany Saulter, August 2015.
Subject
- Wilmington City Railroad Company (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Title
- Robert Marshall Hannum vs The Wilmington City Railroad company papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2015 August 28
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository