Thanks, A.Hamilton 2009, I never thought to wonder where the word customer came from. Are the " "s around the word in the diary, or added by the editors later, and what do they indicate?
A quote attributed to Dirksen when asked about the "A billion here, a billion there..." quote: "Oh, I never said that. A newspaper fella misquoted me once, and I thought it sounded so good that I never bothered to deny it." From Wikiquote.
Perhaps Sam killed some time with Nan waiting for the tide to turn, since they had to shoot the bridge at night. Not that I know which would be more dangerous, shooting the bridge with or against the tide.
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About Saturday 24 February 1665/66
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Thanks Ruben a decade in the past, a wonderful link.
About Wednesday 31 January 1665/66
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Thanks, A.Hamilton 2009, I never thought to wonder where the word customer came from. Are the " "s around the word in the diary, or added by the editors later, and what do they indicate?
About Monday 25 December 1665
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Merry Christmas to Phil, the ghosts of annotators past, and alla y'all, thanks everyone. rb
About Tuesday 3 October 1665
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Thanks, SDS, very informative.
About Tuesday 18 July 1665
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Some school districts in Maine still schedule breaks for the potato harvest, Sept 21 to Oct 10 in one district.
About Friday 14 July 1665
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A quote attributed to Dirksen when asked about the "A billion here, a billion there..." quote: "Oh, I never said that. A newspaper fella misquoted me once, and I thought it sounded so good that I never bothered to deny it." From Wikiquote.
About Thursday 13 July 1665
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How quickly we (I) forget, thanks.
About Thursday 13 July 1665
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Did some or all the servants relocate with Bess? That might account for Sam having to scrounge his meals this week.
About Wednesday 12 July 1665
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Perhaps Sam killed some time with Nan waiting for the tide to turn, since they had to shoot the bridge at night. Not that I know which would be more dangerous, shooting the bridge with or against the tide.
About Friday 7 July 1665
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" a kind of wine with a deep red color, chiefly from Galicia or Malaga in Spain", thank you Wiktionary.