William Brand

No harm done, I do it too. Here's a piece from 1731 that's not an 'x' example but a lines example. It has the side ribbons or cords (that aren't quite parallel), but how do we know if these would be through the crown or just decoration on the upturned brim? Either way, you should note the interesing lace and 'carnival' mask tucked under the tricorn.

As I said, it looked like a tiny 'stitched' x at the very top most part, but isn't.

I found this tricorn from the Morristown Museum which looks like it has a side stitch in an 'x'. I tried not to get too excited without confirming it first. I called the museum directly and asked them about this hat and any others that they have. The Park Ranger I spoke with said that they have an example of one tied up at the back, but not permanently stitched. She said that NONE of the hats they have are stitched to the crown, but Morristown is the latter part of the 1700s.

Aye. Hugh had that setup I believe, so that the middle of the tent was a sort of parlor with private walled rooms at each end. It also hides anything modern very well.

And just because...I was going through images and found one of Patrick with an 'X', though very understated. I never noticed it before. My first hat had parallel lines on the sides. I only used it the one year, but would be glad of evidence supporting it.

'Paid for by the Tortuga Travel Association'

I've recently come across a few facts from the 'Fur Trade' while looking through passages from 'New Voyages to North-America' and I thought I'd list them here, as they pertain to 'goods' which might be bought and sold and stolen and sold in 1685. I know that other threads have discussed the values of goods, so this may be added to any thread which came before on a similar subject. The Names of the Skins given in exchange, with their Rates. Livres Sous The Skins of Winter Beavers, alias Muscovy Beavers, are worth per pound in the Farmer General’s Warehouse 4 Livres 10 Sous The Skins of fat Beavers, the Hair of which falls off, while the Savages make use of ’em, per pound 5 Livres 0 Sous Of Beavers taken in Autumn, per pound 3 Livres 10 Sous Of dry or common Beavers, per pound 3 Livres 0 Sous Of Summer Beavers, per pound 3 Livres 0 Sous The Skin of a white Beaver is not to be valued, no more than that of a Fox that’s quite black The Skins of Silver-colored Foxes a piece 4 Livres 0 Sous Of common Foxes, in good order 2 Livres 0 Sous Of the common Martins 1 Livre 0 Of the prettiest sort of Martins 4 Livres 0 Sous Of red and smooth Otters 2 Livres 0 Sous Of the Winter and brown Otters or more 4 Livres 0 Sous Of the finest black Bears 7 Livres 0 Sous The Skins of Elks before they’re dressed, are worth per pound about 0 Livres 12 Sous The Skins of Stags are worth per pound about 0 Livres 8 Sous The wild Cats or Enfants de Diable, a piece 1 Livre 15 Sous Sea Wolves—apiece or more 1 Livre 15 Sous Pole-Cats, and Weasels 0 Livres 10 Sous Musk Rats 0 Livres 6 Sous Their Testicles 0 Livres 5 Sous Wolves 2 Livres 10 Sous The white Elk-skins, i.e., those dressed by the Savages apiece 8 Livres or m. A dressed Hart’s [stag] Skin is worth 5 Livres or m. A Caribou’s [skin] 6 Livres A Roe-buck’s [skin] 3 Livres To conclude, you must take notice that these Skins are upon some particular occasions dearer [costlier] than I rate ’em, but the difference is but very small, whether under or over. "

DAY 45: 1719 - The Original London Post or Heathcot's Intelligence; Being a Collection of the Freshest Advices Foreign and Domestick. This is a single page from an October 7th copy of the paper with text taken from the book Robinson Crusoe. I wish I had more, but it's a great page. It's set up on latter paper with crop marks. 1719-heathcotsintelligence.pdf

DAY 44: 1706 - Copies of the Election made May, 29th 1706 (Massachusetts). This one is pretty straight forward. I've set it up on legal sized paper with crop marks. 1706-CopieofElection.pdf

The building in the background is pure fantasy, but the foreground details of clothes and sundries makes the painting worthwhile. The variety of clothes, baskets, bags, hates, etc. is very good.

Ordinance stores!! This is later but the stores are too cool to pass off. VIEW OF THE ‘PONT-NEUF’ FROM THE CORNER OF THE ORDNANCE STORES by Joseph Vernet, 1755