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March 25, 1786
Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A young British woman disguised as a man to elope with her sail-maker partner gave birth to a daughter in a Charleston sail loft while they worked there together, as reported in a letter from New Bern, North Carolina, dated February 13, 1786.
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NEWPORT, March 13.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Newbern, North-Carolina, February 13, 1786.
"I now write you a piece of news.--When I was in Charleston, I sent my sails up to a sail loft, to have them overhauled. While the sail makers were at work on the sails, one of them was taken very ill, and a Dr. was sent for, and in a few hours one of the sail makers was delivered of a fine daughter in the sail loft.--She was a young lady, dressed in man's apparel, and came from Britain with a sail-maker. She came away with him because her friends would not allow her to marry him; and when they arrived at Charleston, they followed the sail-making business in partnership."
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Newbern, North-Carolina, February 13, 1786.
"I now write you a piece of news.--When I was in Charleston, I sent my sails up to a sail loft, to have them overhauled. While the sail makers were at work on the sails, one of them was taken very ill, and a Dr. was sent for, and in a few hours one of the sail makers was delivered of a fine daughter in the sail loft.--She was a young lady, dressed in man's apparel, and came from Britain with a sail-maker. She came away with him because her friends would not allow her to marry him; and when they arrived at Charleston, they followed the sail-making business in partnership."
What sub-type of article is it?
Social Event
Migration Or Settlement
What keywords are associated?
Disguised Woman
Sail Loft Birth
Elopement
British Immigrant
Charleston Sails
Where did it happen?
Charleston
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Charleston
Event Date
February 13, 1786
Outcome
birth of a fine daughter
Event Details
A young lady from Britain, dressed in man's apparel, eloped with a sail-maker because her friends opposed the marriage. They arrived in Charleston and worked in partnership as sail-makers. While working in a sail loft, she was taken ill and delivered a daughter there.