GUIDELINES FOR SUTLERS.
Fires and Maintenance
Open fires are not allowed in the sutler area. A fire extinguisher must be present in tent at all times. Someone will be around to check your sutlery for the fire extinguisher.
Vendors are responsible for maintaining all garbage in a discreet, neat and organized manner until picked up throughout the day. Please bring your own trash bags. You will be informed as to where the trash dumpsters are located. All trash should be bagged and placed in the appropriate area or dumpster that is provided before leaving the site on Sunday. Fines will be imposed for sites not cleaned up.
Security and Safety
Each sutler is responsible for the security of their sutler area during this event. In the event of a problem, please contact your Sutler Coordinator on site.
Expectations of Goods
Only period goods or authentic reproductions of the 1830 to 1865 period should be sold and exhibited at this event. Also, please do not plan on selling any food or beverages in the sutler area.
Attire
All sutlers, their employees, and/or dependants, who stay or work in the sutler area at any time during the event, must be dressed in period Civil War clothing. Modern equipment and tables should be disguised and plastic display bins/shelves are not permitted.
Enforcement of Expectations
In fairness to those who do comply, inspections for compliance to the above criteria will be conducted throughout the event. Failure to conform to requests made by the sutler coordinator will result in you being asked to leave the event immediately without reimbursement of your fee. Please help us avoid any such incidents by reading these guidelines carefully. NO DOGS ALLOWED.
Taxes
You will be responsible for the collection of Pennsylvania Sales Tax (6%).
Parking
Due to space limitations as well as in keeping with the atmosphere of the time period, no motorized vehicles will be permitted in the sutler areas between 9AM Friday and 12PM Sunday.
Two parking passes will be provided each sutler which will be required to enter your specified parking lot as well as to enter the site for set-up.
Camping
NO MODERN CAMPING WILL BE ALLOWED WITHIN THE SUTLER AREA. Sutlers are welcome to use their vendor tent as sleeping quarters after hours, but space for additional sleeping tents in the sutler area should not be counted on
If any sutler needs to stay over Sunday night, please let us know prior to the event so we can make arrangements with the owner.
Thank you on behalf of the Brittany’s Hope Foundation and the Return to Manassas Reenactment Organizers. We hope each and every one of you has a successful weekend.
Warmest Regards,
Todd N. Harrington
Sutler Coordinator
