Scope and ContentPass, transportation: Handwritten pass for a Mr. R. Smith and Wife for travel from Hoboken to Buffalo and return, issued by A[ndrew]. Reasoner, Superintendent, Morris & Essex Division, Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Hoboken, Nov. 3, 1886. Printed lined note paper, partial sheet 4" high x 5-1/2" wide with holographic entries; inkstamp validation with date; 3 different conductors' punches. Creased, soiled. An example of how free passage was allowed by this informal method as a written note to conductors rather than a more formal printed pass, usually being a form on paper or card. Handwritten text: Nov. 3, 1886 Conductors Will pass Mr. R Smith and wife Hoboken to Buffalo and return w/c [with connecting?] Railroads. A Reasoner Sup't.