The cargo of the Caesar, out-bound, was: eighty-two barrels, six hogsheads and six tierces of New England rum; thirty-three barrels of best Jamaica spirits; thirty-three barrels of Barbadoes rum; twenty-five pairs of pistols; two casks of musket-balls; one chest of hand arms; twenty-five cutlasses.
— from Americana Ebrietatis The Favorite Tipple of our Forefathers and the Laws and Customs Relating Thereto by Hewson L. (Hewson Lindsley) Peeke
Every year it should take on new elements, ramify, turn up new obligations, knit itself more firmly into the life of the community.
— from The Business of Being a Woman by Ida M. (Ida Minerva) Tarbell
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