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The Importance of Tobacco Marks
Nichole Zang / E-tern / Public History Major / Stevenson University Hi, I’m Mount Vernon Archaeology’s first E-tern and spent this semester transcribing ledgers from the 18th-century Alexandria and Colchester stores owned by John Glassford and Alexander Henderson (G&H). At … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, History
Tagged Alexandria, Colchester, E-tern, Glassford, Glassford and Henderson, Henderson, tobacco economy, tobacco inspector, tobacco marks
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The Rutted Road to Mount Vernon
By Luke Pecoraro / Assistant Archaeologist A popular slip-jig in early 19th c. America and the British Isles called the “Rocky Road to Dublin” recounts the story of a young man travelling from a small Irish village to Dublin, and … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Alexandria, Colchester, George Washington, Henderson, maps, orders and invoices, roads, travel
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A Smokin’ Deal: Tobacco Planters and the Quest for Their Accounts
By James Bland / History & Economics Major / Senior / University of Utah A comedian once said, “If you can’t check a man’s soul, then check his wallet.” Such was my mindset transcribing the Alexandria accounts of the Glassford and … Continue reading
