Title: Traveling desk

Identifier: Historic Hope Plantation   (https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/14316)

Description: Portable desks were commonly used by educated men and women. David Stone had one that he likely took with him on his travels as a politician and circuit judge. A circuit judge had to travel between several different courthouses to hear cases. In the 1800s travel between Windsor and Fayetteville, where Stone had court, took several days. The desk has a drawer which pulled out to hold paper, ink, and quills. The accompanying video describes the item. Date approximated.