Portland & White Mountains Stage Coach records, 1836-1838

Summary

Creator:

Anonymous

Abstract:

This volume contains records for riders of the Portland & White Mountains stagecoach, which ran in the area of Portland, Maine, northwest to Conway, New Hampshire. Kept haphazardly, with writing often overlapping other writing, the driver documented the location where he picked up passengers, the number of seats they occupied, and occasionally their names. Pick up locations were often at hotels and taverns, such as the Cumberland House and American House in Portland.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Cheney J. Schopieray, March 2021

Background

Scope and Content:

This volume contains records for riders of the Portland & White Mountains stagecoach, which ran in the area of Portland, Maine, northwest to Conway, New Hampshire. Kept haphazardly, with writing often overlapping other writing, the driver documented the location where he picked up passengers, the number of seats they occupied, and occasionally their names. Pick up locations were often at hotels and taverns, such as the Cumberland House and American House in Portland.

Laid into the volume are two, likely unrelated items: a real photo postcard of a stagecoach with a driver and two horses, and a "Stage and Rail Road" ticket from Charlestown to Philadelphia, May 17, 1853.

Biographical / Historical:

The Portland & White Mountains stagecoach operated in and around Portland, Maine, in the early 19th century. According to newspaper advertisements, the coach transported passengers between Portland and Conway, New Hampshire.

Acquisition Information:

2021. M-7252 .

Arrangement:

The collection is a single bound volume.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

Stagecoach lines.
Stagecoaches.
Transportation--United States--History.
Stagecoaches.

Formats:

Bookkeeping records.
Photographic postcards.
Tickets.

Places:

Portland (Me.)