“shop medicines, ointments, and salves”
Part three of a series So what did Elizabeth Weed prepare and sell? What remedies were used and preferred in 1777 Philadelphia? And where to look? The ad is exp...
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“may depend on being supplied”
Part two of a series A newspaper ad can be a rickety thing on which to build a persona when it’s not a runaway ad. Those will give you what the person is ...
“Been employed these several years past”
Part One of a Series Occupied Philadelphia at the MoAR is one of my favorite events. It’s not too far, in an urban setting, and makes visible the history ...
Petty is as Petty Does
It was a simple set up: two barrels, a board, my frail, and me. (I could really use a wheelbarrow, and a rain deck. At least the rain deck is something I can ma...
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