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Subject: [VA~Old-News] New Article for United States - Virginia
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:29:53 -0500
A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Virginia > Alexandria City
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Submitted by: Susan
Article Title: The Virginia Journal and Alexandria Advertiser
Article Date: February 12 1784
Article Description: Dennis Ramsay
Article Text:
[Transcribers Note: the terms 4d., 6d., etc., in the ad below refers to the size of the nail 4d. meaning 4 penny, with d an abbreviation for denarius, the British abbreviation for penny.]
Dennis Ramsay has for sale, at his store in Alexandria, the following articles by wholesale and retail, for cash, tobacco, hemp, wheat, or Indian corn, viz:
Imported and country cordage; seine and sewing twine; fishing and log lines; white rope and bed-cords; leading lines and [unreadable]; stock locks of various sizes; cupboard and chest locks; hinges; narrow axes and hoes; carpenters and coopers adzes and axes; hatchets, hammers, caulking irons, mauls, serapers, files, and chisels; steelyards and spades; hand, tenon, and crosscut saws; padlocks and gimlets; cooper sauce pans and tea kettles; Box irons and beaters (heaters?); Knives and forks; pen, culteau, and show knives; scissors, razors, and horse sheems; writing paper and quills; sealing wax, wavers, and inkpots; sifters and searches; Shoe and knee buckles; pins and needles; sharp-pointed 4d. nails; flat pointed 6d., 8d., 10d. and 20d. nails; brads, assorted; speaking trumpets; tinware; shoe brushes and snuff boxes; watch chains, seals, and keys; black and red ink powder; Irish linens, checks, striped Hollands and Turkey stripes; waistcoat and breeches patterns; leather b!
reeches; mens and womens gloves; superfine and second cloths; trimming; mens and womens shoes; lawns and lawn handkerchiefs and aprons; shalloons and durants; castor and felt hats; glue, mustard, and pipes; Queens ware, &c. &c.
Those who please to favour him with their custom may be assured it will give him gret pleasure to supply them with any of the above articles at a very moderate advances.
Cables of any size are made at the Rope-Walk on the shortest Notice.
Alexandria, Jan. 29, 1784
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