500 pp., filled out in ink, with a few inserted items. 39.5x27 cm (15½x10½"), leather. Massive original ledger of significance to the understanding of railroad expansion in the south and southwest at the end of the 19th century, prime source material. Recorded at length are the numerous land transactions as rights of way were acquired, with the property and boundaries described in great detail, the amount paid, and various legal details. Among the interesting features is a blueprint plan of Texarkana, with hand coloring, showing blocks sold by the St. Louis, Arkansas & Texas Railway to the Texas & Pacific Rwy. Co., and vice versa. The ledger presents as important body of information worthy of study.