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Resolved

Early 19th century Baptist activism, hosted at the old district two school house …

Posted byMarek23 January, 20161 February, 2016Posted in1800-1899, 1800s, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, NH history, politics, religionTags:1800s, abolition, alcohol, baptist, Milford, prayer, school, slavery, temperanceLeave a comment on Resolved

Early Amusements (Peterborough, c.1750)

Some examples of “early amusements” from Smith’s History of Peterborough (1876):

Posted byMarek30 August, 201530 August, 2015Posted in1700-1799, 1750s, colonial, corn, forestry, PeterboroughTags:alcohol, amusement, construction, corn, logging, workLeave a comment on Early Amusements (Peterborough, c.1750)

Colby 101: We Had Objections

Do officers have special party privileges? …

Posted byMarek21 January, 201525 January, 2015Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHSTags:alcohol, civil war, food, Freeman Colby, Luke Tidd, NelsonLeave a comment on Colby 101: We Had Objections

Colby 88: “A Fine Drunk”

Tensions arise in camp as the holidays approach …

Posted byMarek7 November, 20144 December, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHSTags:alcohol, Cuvier Grover, Freeman Colby, mail, Phineas Stearns Davis, ThanksgivingLeave a comment on Colby 88: “A Fine Drunk”

The Hessian (Weare)

What a wild place was Weare; here we meet a fellow who (A) fought on BOTH sides of the Revolution, and (B) really knew how to party! …

Posted byMarek23 October, 201223 October, 2012Posted in1770s, 1800-1899, entertainment, revolutionary era, SOURCE=Little, WeareTags:alcohol, drinking, german, hessian, pension, revolution, rum, workLeave a comment on The Hessian (Weare)

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