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James Wesley Reid (1849-1902) represented the Rockingham County congressional district from 1884 to 1887. This shipping crate stamped “Hon. J.W. Reid, Reidsville, NC” on the lid was used to send papers between Washington D.C. and his home at Wright Tavern in Wentworth, NC.

Title
United States Congressman James W. Reid’s Shipping Crate
Date (Text)
late 1880s
Date
1885 - 1889
Geographic Coverage
Rockingham County (N.C.)
Reidsville (N.C.)
Wentworth (N.C.)
Subject (Images)
Type
Physical Object
Format
Crates
Dimensions
24 in (length) x 13 in (width) x 10.25 in (height)
Digital Exhibit
Rockingham County Legacy: A Digital Heritage Project
Collection in Repository
Wright Tavern Collection
Standard Rights Statement
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Contributing Institution
Contact Information
Rockingham County Historical Society Museum & Archives (MARC), PO Box 84, Wentworth, NC, (336) 634-4949, MARCconnection@gmail.com, www.themarconline.org
Digital Collection
Images of North Carolina
Accessibility Statement
Archival Content: this is a digital surrogate of an item that was created before April 26, 2027. It is presented here for research, reference or recordkeeping. For help accessing this material, please visit https://www.digitalnc.org/about/policies/accessibility/

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