> Do any 18th-century carriages survive of the sort used by the VA
> gentry?  Or does anyone know of a reconstructed example?


The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (www.cwf.org) has several
carriages in its collection (these would have been used by
residents such as Governor John Murray, Earl Dunmore).

Mount Vernon has a coach in their collection
http://www.mountvernon.org/groundstour/coach_house.asp

WSB Smith
Lynchburg, Virga.

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