This brown tooled leather trunk has brass and iron straps, iron hinges and lock mechanism, and an interior tray lined with paper. The trunk was used for travel by the Manderfield family of Santa Fe, NM, during the territorial period. William H. Manderfield, owner/editor of the Santa Fe New Mexican, came to Santa Fe from Berks County, PA, in 1863. He was 22 years old and a trained printer. Initially finding employment as a foreman on the local newspaper, Manderfield quickly chose to purchase it. He formed a partnership with Charles P. Clever, and the two successfully ran the Santa Fe New Mexican until 1881. After Manderfield’s retirement from the newspaper business, he continued to pursue local politics and community affairs until his death in 1888.