United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.500181870Western and Atlantic Railroad General Freight Agent’s Outgoing Correspondence, January – October 1870The General Freight Agent’s major function was to set the rates of freight traffic for the railroad. His correspondence deals with: lowering rates to attract new business, overly competitive rates, local tariff barriers, reconciling way bills on shipments, settlement of overcharges with shippers and carriers, shipping delays, and rates for commodities and finished goods.image/jpeghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Outgoing Correspondence, General Freight Agent, Western and Atlantic Railroad, RG 18-7-57, Georgia ArchivesWestern and Atlantic Railroad RecordsWestern & Atlantic RailroadRailroads--United States--GeorgiaRailroads and state--GeorgiaWestern and Atlantic Railroad General Freight Agent’s Outgoing Correspondence, January – October 1870Text