Samuel Marston Daybook, 1766-1774.

Access and use

Location of collection:
Colonial Williamsburg
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Douglas Mayo
Phone: (757) 565-8521
Phone: (757) 565-8520
Fax: (757) 565-8528

Summary

Creator:
Samuel Marston
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Manuscript record, probably of English origin, of services carried out, individuals for whom services were performed, and payments received. Services rendered include hoeing, mowing, sowing flax, cultivating corn, planting, plowing, shearing sheep, making mortar and building stone walls, cutting and hauling wood, hauling bricks and iron ore, framing, working on wells and dams, tending coal pits, and working on roads. A hymn by Dr. Watts appears on one of the pages. Place names mentioned are Brintwood, Chester, and Exeter.

Biographical / historical:

Samuel Marston was an English laborer, possibly itinerant, of the 18th century.

Acquisition information:
Purchase, 1980.
Physical description:
1 vol. (24 p.)