Benjamin F. Goode record books
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Benjamin F. Goode record books
- Date
- 1866-1896 (inclusive)
- Creator
- Goode, Benjamin Franklin, 1831-1914
- Extent
- 0.68 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Blacksmithing
- Toll roads -- Kentucky.
- Transportation -- Kentucky
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged chronologically.
- Preferred Citation
- 2020ms079: [identification of item], Benjamin F. Goode record books, 1866-1896, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Benjamin Franklin Goode (1831-1914), son of state legislator Lorenzo Dow Goode, was a farmer and businessman in Turnersville, Kentucky. He owned the general store, the blacksmith shop, and both toll gates at Turnersville. He was not involved in the toll road company, the Turnersville, McKinney Station and Coffey's Mill Turnpike.
- Scope and Content
- The Benjamin F. Goode record books (dated 1866-1896; 0.68 cubic feet; 2 boxes) primarily comprise toll gate record books for the toll gates at Turnersville, Kentucky. The record books document who came through the gate, their mode of transportation, and how much they paid. Additionally, the collection includes one of Benjamin F. Goode's personal account books and a ledger for the Turnersville blacksmith shop.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Toll gate number 2 record book, 1881-1882
Toll gate number 2 record book, 1887-1888
Toll gate record book, 1888-1889
Toll gate record book, 1888-1890
Toll gate record book, 1890-1896
Toll gate record book, 1892-1893
Toll gate record book, 1895-1896
Benjamin F. Goode personal account book, 1883-1887
Benjamin F. Goode blacksmith ledger, 1866-1872, 1880
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