The Well in the Rock and the Woolcoots Tale
A farming family faces loss as Seth Rogers plans to seize the Woolcoot homestead. An elder’s discovery of a Mary Rogers keepsake unlocks a hidden deed. The grandmother reveals a well of mercy in the rock of Seth’s heart, sparing Isaac and Massy. Three brothers die in a Windsor township accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Woolcoot
Isaac
Heaven
Earth
Isaac Woolcoot
Mrs. Woolcoot
Massy
Seth Rogers
Rachel
Joseph
Seth Roger
Pharoh
Granny
Linsey Woolsey
Mr. Woolcoot
Neck Bridge
Wust
Moses
Alonsi
Red House
Widder
West Farms
Mary Rogers
Mary
Jedediah Woolcoot
Seth
Pootier Creetor
Temperance
Jedediah Woolccot
Moses Rod
Maribon
Buriep
Jonathan Smeigh
Windsor Township
York County
Rag Baskets and Rag-Picking as an Economic Need
A long discussion extols rag collection as essential to paper production amid rising rag prices. It urges households to save scraps, noting rags fuel writing and printing, and argues frugality will aid communication and national literature. It cites scarcity, price jumps, and broader social benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon
Hamlet
Alexander
Everybody Pays The Tax A Cheerful Citizen’s Guide
The piece argues in a brisk 19th century tone that the tax bill touches all layers of society. It lists workers and consumers from butchers to dentists and travelers as taxpayers. It ends with a moral quip about treating countrymen as fellow taxpayers and a biblical citation about reciprocity.
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Edward A. Wilson
Williamsburgh
Kings County
New York
Uncle Sam
Youth asked where the Feejes Islands lie
A fast youth near Wilmington, asked about the Feejes Islands, replied in a blunt manner that he did not know their location. The exchange reflects a casual, humorous moment captured in the local scene.
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Wilmington
Feejes Islands
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