Of Sorts for Provincials

Information on 18th century American firearms, the Virginia back country and related material culture.

Friday, July 13, 2012

Up the Valley, southbound goods and people from PA

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I recently saw this excellent graphic linked on a message board and thought it was worth sharing (thanks to Bob Sherman in SC for posting i...
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Fort Lewis Store inventory ca. 1766

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"Poff Home, Salem, Virginia" Better known as Fort Lewis Mansion .   Colonial Era artifacts from the Fort Lewis site excav...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Venison Ham

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One of the fairly common foodstuffs in back country Virginia that seems to have become somewhat uncommon in the modern era is the Veni...
Thursday, October 13, 2011

Virginia's "Best Rifle Counties" ca. 1781

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Frederick Klette signed rifle of circa 1775-80 Stevensburg in Culpeper County, VA    "I am sorry it has not been in your po...
Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Fun link: the "Mayo Island" Powder horn

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From Colonial Williamsburg's excellent online Emuseum  Mayo Island Horn Mayo Island powder horn May 20, 1774 Maker: George ...
Thursday, June 16, 2011

Morgan Morgan, Indian Spy and travelling man....

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Morgan Morgan, son of Nathanial Morgan (a fellow who just wasn't always very creative in naming his children) served in quite a few plac...
Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Reproducing the Hunting shirt- the quick and dirty version

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First, this image to the left is *NOT* a hunting shirt- and is fit for wear over clothes while on the dung heap or a waggon. It is made ...
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