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F. D. L. 2526 150M 4-8-38 8 1/2 x 7 1/2

Uniform Domestic Straight Bill of Lading, Adopted by Carriers in Official, Southern, Western, and Illinois Classification territories, March 15, 1922.
as amended August 1, 1930.

UNIFORM STRAIGHT BILL OF LADING Shipper's No. ___
ORIGINAL-NOT NEGOTIABLE Agent's No. ______
THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD COMPANY

RECEIVED, subject to the classifications and tariffs in effect on the date of the issue of this Bill of Lading.

At________193___From Colonial Sand & Stone Co
the property described below, in apparent good order, except as noted (contents and condition of contents of packages unknown), marked, consigned, and destined as indicated below, which said company (the word company being understood throughout this contract as meaning any person or corporation in possession of the property under the contract) agrees to carry to its usual place of delivery at said destination, if on its own road or its own water line, otherwise to deliver to another carrier on the route to said destination. It is mutually agreed, as to each carrier of all or any of said property over all or any portion of said route to destination, and as to each party at any time interested in all or any of said property, that every service to be performed hereunder shall be subject to all the conditions not prohibited by law, whether printed or written, herein contained, including the conditions on back hereof, which are hereby agreed to by the shipper and accepted for himself and his assigns.

(Mail or street address of consignee-For purposes of notification only.)

Consigned to Mr. Brandt Supt of Bldgs New Social Security Bldg
Destination Washington State of DC County of

Route
Delivering Carrier Car Initial Car No.

*Weight (Sub. to Cor.) | Class or Rate | Check Col. |
@1900

*If the shipment moves between two ports by a carrier by water, the law requires that the bill of lading shall state whether it is "carrier's or shipper's weight."
NOTE---Where the rate is dependent on value, shippers are required to state specifically in writing the agreed or declared value of the property.

The agreed or declared value of the property is hereby specifically stated by the shipper to be not exceeding per

Subject to Section 7 of conditions, if this shipment is to be delivered to the consignee without recourse on the consignor, the consignor shall sign the following statement:

The carrier shall not make delivery of this shipment without payment of freight and all other lawful charges.

(Signature of Consignor.)

If charges are to be prepaid, write or stamp here, "To be Prepaid."

Received $ to apply in prepayment of the charges as the properly described hereon.

Agent or Cashier

Per

(The signature here acknowledges only the amount prepaid.)

Charges Advanced:
$

Colonial Sand & Stone Co Shipper Agent

Per CIC Lee Per
Permanent postoffice address of shipper 30 Rockefeller Plaza, NYC

[[right margin stamp]] THE LONG ISLAND R.R.CO. LITTLE NECK N.Y. RECEIVED JUN 29 1941 R.E. DALE, Agent [[/right margin stamp]]

Transcription Notes:
Had trouble reading most handwriting, please add the signatures and other writing at [[?]] -> Filled in some of the handwriting- I found a Stone Lang Co in Columbus, Ohio that has been around since before this document. The "Colonial" before Stone Lang may be Columbus, I just can't tell. I found Colonial Sand & Stone Co.