Stage coach travel
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Passenger and Stage Travel Register, 1850-1851.
Collection
Identifier: MSC 0269
Scope and Contents
Handwritten volume with entries for travelers, most from East Tennessee, 1850-1851. Categories include: names (appear to have been signed by the travelers); residence; destination; bill of fare; time of leaving; and a running total of the number of passengers (802+). One note of ‘bill of fair’ says ‘By S. C. H.’ Notes under bill of fare/fair indicate Number of diets, horses, notes re: stage passenger, etc. Believed to be the ledger of a tavern in East Tennessee (Grainger County?), which...
Dates:
1850-1851
