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  Accession Number:1986-56-1-69
Accession Date:
Condition:fair
Location:Archives, Bentley Coll., Box 1, Folder 69
Keywords:J.F.G. Bentley, Frank Bentley, letter, Railway, railroad, train wreck
Area of Origin:Springfield, MO
Period:01/16/1891
Category:Documentary artifact
Object:Print
Maker:
Description/History:Five page typewritten letter from J.F.G. Bentley to Frank Bentley. Stationary is imprinted with words: "Metropolitan Electric Railway Co. Springfield, Mo. B.F. Hobart, Prest. Frank B. Smith, Secy. & Genl. Mgr. J.F.G. Bentley, Trewas. Ben U. Massey, Attorney Capital $500,000. Gast. St. Louis & N.Y." Letter recalls train wreck, which J.F.G. experienced.
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