Record of wagonload weight for driver G. W. Berry, weighed by City of Lawrence, Kansas
Overview
A certificate showing the weight of G. W. Berry's wagonload as officially weighed at Lawrence, Kansas by N.C.W. Sillett on June 13, 1867. On the reverse are brief handwritten notes for "Diamond Springs Station," a campsite on the Santa Fe Trail, as well as names and apparent directional information.
Dates
- Creation: June 13, 1867
Creator
- Berry, G. W. (George W.) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
1 folder (1 item, certificate ) ; 9 cm
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
This small certificate from the city of Lawrence, shows the weight of G. W. Berry's wagonload as officially weighed by N. C. W. Sillett. The printed form, titled "City Scales," shows gross weight, wagon weight, and net weight. Handwritten on the reverse are the words "Diamond Springs Station," together with brief directional notes and the names of two persons. The Diamond Springs campsite, about twenty miles southwest of Council Grove, was favored by Santa Fe Trail travelers for its springwater. Though the stage station was destroyed in 1863 and not rebuilt, Diamond Spring remained a valuable water source and campsite for travelers.
Physical Location
RH MS P676
Subject
- Berry, G. W. (George W.) (Person)
- Title
- Guide to a Wagonload Weight Record
- Subtitle
- Record of wagonload weight for driver G. W. Berry, weighed by City of Lawrence, Kansas
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mh, 2006 Finding aid encoded by mh, 2006
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/7508532461
- Preferred citation
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Wagonload Weight Record, Kansas Collection, RH MS P676, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository