The Emigrant Experience Portrayed in Art
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This research was done by my uncle, John Farquhar, who spent many years exploring the life, military service, and death of William James Fisher of Seaford, Delaware. William James Fisher, at the age of 17, received a civilian appointment as 2nd lieutenant to the 10th US Infantry, a regiment of the Regular Army, dated and…
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A tanner turns animal hides such as ox, cow, bull, and horse and skins like calf, sheep, pig and deer into leather. Hides and skins were procured from local farmers. The process began with cutting the hides into workable pieces called “sides” and trimming off the ragged edges. The sides were then soaked in water…
1980-02-11 Letter from Greenville Steel Car Company to Senator John Heinz
Found at http://digitalcollections.library.cmu.edu/awweb/awarchive?type=file&item=488549.
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My ancestor, Edward Jordan, secured a grant for 654 acres of land along Couches Creek in the newly formed Lunenburg County, Virginia, in 1748. In 1720, Thomas Couch, Sr., received a land grant in Brunswick County (now Lunenburg County, formed in 1746) along what is known today as Couches Creek. Couches Creek Zip code: 23952…
Eighteenth Century Proverbial Sayings
The definition of “proverb” is “a short, pithy saying stating a general truth or piece of advice.” Proverbs are meant to convey common wisdom or prudent counsel about how the world usually works. A proverb is most often a phrase or saying that gives advice in an obscure way. The phrase usually has an allegorical…
