Don't overlook the career of Daniel Drew, sometime proprietor of the Bull's Head Tavern, the famed rendezvous for drovers bringing herds into New York City. Bouck White's _The Book of Daniel Drew_ (1910) is the place to begin. Edwin G. Burrows Brooklyn College > -----Original Message----- > From: A LISTSERV list for discussions pertaining to New York State > history. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Garet Livermore > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 9:26 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Drovers in the 1840s > > > To all: > > I am looking to develop some research on the trade of driving > animals to > market in Central New York in the 1840s. This is part of an effort to > reinterpret Bump Tavern at The Farmers' Museum a drovers' and travellers' > tavern originally from Windham, New York in the Catskills. I would very > much appreciate it if anyone could pass on any information as to the > whereabouts of primary sources like account books and diaries or good > secondary sources that relate to droving and innkeeping in this > region from > the mid-19th century. > > Thanks, > > > > Garet Livermore > Director of Education > New York State Historical Association > The Farmers' Museum > PO Box 800 > Cooperstown, NY 13326 > 607-547-1490