Re: Teamsters and Wagoners

Posted by Tom on July 19, 2001 at 08:05:57:

In Reply to: Teamsters and Wagoners posted by Kitty on July 18, 2001 at 22:50:56:

To drive the wagon and care for the team (usually six mules of assorted temperaments).

There's a good description of a teamster's job in Walter Hinman's Corporal Si Klegg and his Pard and a good hint in John Billings' Hardtack and Coffee.

Tom
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