A Guide to the Benjamin Baker Livery Stable Records, 1817-1839 Records, Benjamin Baker Livery Stables MS 2005.13

A Guide to the Benjamin Baker Livery Stable Records, 1817-1839

A Collection in the
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation`s
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Manuscript Number MS 2005.13

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

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Repository

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Manuscript Number

Title

Benjamin Baker Livery Stable Records 1817-1839

Physical Characteristics

2 volumes.

Creator

Baker, Benjamin, fl. 1817-1839

Location

On site.

Language

English

Abstract

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Benjamin Baker Livery Stable Records, Manuscript # 2005.13, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 2005.

Biographical Information

None available.

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.

Arrangement

N/A

Index Terms

Persons:

Baker, Benjamin, fl. 1817-1839

Subjects:

Stables - Maine - Bingham.
Transportation - Maine - Bingham.

Genre and Form Terms:

Ledgers (Account books) - Maine - Bingham - 19th century.