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Baltimore and Reisterstown Turnpike Company account books

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0050

Abstract

This collection contains account books showing purchases of stone and payments for hauling and masonry work, totalled at the end of each month, as well as receipts and bills relate to construction of the turnpike.

Dates

  • 1859 - 1915

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

4.0 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of J. Nicholas Shriver, July 1941.

Scope and Contents

BOX 1: Bills and Receipts, 1859-1861; BOX 2: Bills and Receipts, 1862-1863; BOX 3: Bills and Receipts, 1864-1865; BOX 4: Bills and Receipts, 1866-1867; Day Book, 1859-1866; William Shriver Papers, 1888; Turnpike Papers, 1912-1915.

Title
Guide to the Baltimore and Reisterstown Turnpike Company account books
Status
Minimally Processed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • 2021-09-03: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Mallory Herberger.

Repository Details

Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository

Contact:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750