Benjamin Baker Livery Stable Records 1817-1839

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:
Baker, Benjamin, fl. 1817-1839
Abstract:
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

These manuscript volumes offer firsthand insight into early 19th-century transportation in the neighborhood of Bingham, Maine. One includes the years 1817-1839, while the other covers the years 1817-1832. They provide a combination of personal and business accounts concerning stage and mail routes, as well as victualing and rent of conveyances. Patron names and prices for purveyance of various commodities are also included.

Biographical / historical:

None available.

Acquisition information:
Purchase, 2005.
Arrangement:

N/A

Physical location:
On site.
Physical description:
2 volumes.