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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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
- Baker, Benjamin, fl. 1817-1839
- Stables - Maine - Bingham.
- Transportation - Maine - Bingham.
- Ledgers (Account books) - Maine - Bingham - 19th century.