Caledonian Railway 'goods transportation' receipt

Receipt for transportation of a corpse between Glasgow and Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, by the Caledonian Railway Company.
Object no :
DMDO041a, DMDO041b
Collection :
Death & Mourning
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
NA
Materials :
paper
Location :
NA
Related site :
Mark Farm, Castle Kennedy
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