Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred Citation

Mill Park Wine Company Letterbook, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center from Carmen D. Valentino, Rare Books, Philadelphia, PA on 08/29/2003.

Historical Note

Founded in 1869, the Mill Park Wine Company, of Haymarket, Va., was owned and operated by Christian Abraham Heineken where wine was made from the locally 'Batavia' grown grapes. Heineken was also a business partner of Franz Peters, who owned a 200-acre farm called 'Batavia' near Haymarket, Va.

Scope and Contents

The letterpress copybook of the Mill Park Wine Company of Haymarket, Virginia contains about 90 letters written by Christian A. Heineken and Franz Peters regarding business matters of the firm. The correspondence refers to ordering corks, labels, and other business affairs. The collection also includes two original wine labels.

Index Terms

Genre/Form of Material:

• Correspondence

Topical Term:

• Haymarket (Va.)--History--19th century.
• Virginia--Economic History--19th century.
• Virginia--Wineries and Vineyards--History--19th century.

Additional Information