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Generalhttp://www.fortmchenrylibrary.org/ Annals of Buffalo Valley, Pennsylvania, 1755-1855 Account of a citizen killed at Fort McHenry during the bombardment. Captain Evans... spoke of a woman who brought water for them. A bomb-shell hitting her, exploded, and she was blown to atoms. Evans also mentions that the coffee ran out (pg 420-1 on text version) http://www.archive.org/details/annalsbuffalova00linngoog London Gazette: A view of the War of 1812 from the other side of the Atlantic http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/search Images of America: Fort McHenry and Baltimore's Harbor Defenses by Merle T. Cole and Scott S. Sheads The American Manufactury: Art, Labor, and the World of Things in the Early Republic by Laura Rigal The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, and Indian Allies by Alan Taylor The Darkest Day, The Washington Baltimore Campaign During the War of 1812 by Charles G. Muller The War of 1812 by Harry Coles
Schwartzauer's TavernCollection: National Archives and Records Administration: War Dept Acct. Reports Books Certification of payment; $60 (5 months) to Mr Schwartzhover for rooms occupied by John Foncin, Engineer at Fort McHenry, January 24, 1800. http://wardepartmentpapers.org/docimage.php?id=37719&docColID=40954
Social HistoryMeasuring Worth Website-economic experts provide a guide to historic price changes and living standards http://www.measuringworth.com/uscompare/ American Popular Culture Through History: The New Nation by Anita Vickers Buying into the World of Goods, Early Consumers in Backcountry Virginia by Ann Smart Martin Early American Taverns: For the Entertainment of Friends and Strangers by Kym S. Rice Forging the American Character Volume I: Readings in United States History to 1877, 3rd edition (includes Jack Larkin's article: The Secret Life of a Developing Country (ours)), edited by John R. M. Wilson It's an Old New England Custom by Edwin Valentine Mitchell John Lewis Krimmel, Genre Artist of The Early Republic by Anneliese Harding (sketches of everyday activity) John Lewis Krimmel, An Artisit in Federal America by Milo N. Naeve Lions & Eagles & Bulls, Early American Tavern & Inn Signs from the Connecticut Historical Society edited by Susan P Schoelwer Maryland History in Prints, 1743-1900 by Laura Rice Scraping By by Seth Rockman The Lady' Strategem, A Repository of 1820s Directions for the Toilet, Mantua Making, Stay Making, Millinery & Etiquette edited, translated, and with Additional Material by Frances Grimble ( 1820s but still some relevant material for the 1810s) The New England Country Tavern by Jack Larkin “The Present Time of Alarm”: Baltimoreans Prepare for Invasion, Barbara K. Weeks, Maryland Historical Magazine, vol 84 (3), Fall 1989, pp 259-266 The Reshaping of Everyday Life, 1790-1840, by Jack Larkin The Universal Penman engraved by George Bickham (original published in mid 18th century used for examples of writing styles) The Woman’s Lot in Baltimore Town: 1729-97, Kathryn Allamong Jacob, Maryland Historical Magazine, vol. 71 (3), Fall 1976, pp 283-295. Women and the Law of Property in Early America by Marylynn Salmon Women of the Early Republic by Linda Kerber
Clothing and AccesoriesClothing Through American History, The Federal Era through Antebellum, 1786-1860 by Ann Buermann Wass and Michelle Webb Fandrich Costume in Detail 1730-1930 by Nancy Bradfield Napoleon and The Empire of Fashion, 1795-1815 by Cristina Berreto and Martin Lancaster Patterns of Fashion 1, Englishwomen's Dresses and Their Construction c. 1660-1860, by Janet Arnold Shoes by Lucy Pratt and Linda Woolley (V&A publication) Women's Shoes in America, 1795-1930 by Nancy E. Rexford The Art of Dress, Clothes, and Society The Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute: Fashion, A History from the 18th to the 20th Century with forward by Akiko Fukai, Chief Curator, The Kyoto Costume Institute The Corset, A Cultural History by Valerie Steele The Lady's Guide to Plain Sewing by a Lady, by Kathleen Kannik The Lady's Guide to Plain Sewing Book II by a Lady, by Kathleen Kannik What Clothes Reveal, The Language of Clothing in Colonial and Federal America by Linda Baumgarten, The Colonial Williamsburg Collection
Material CultureAt Home: The American Family, 1750-1870 by Elizabeth Donaghy Garrett Authentic Decor: The Domestic Interior, 1620-1920 by Peter Thornton Classical Taste in America, 1800-1840 by Wendy A. Cooper Old New England Homes by Stanley Schuler Our Own Snug Fireside: Images of the New England Home 1760-1860 by Jane Nylander The Antiques Treasury of Furniture and Other Decorative Arts at: Winterthur, Williamsburg, Sturbridge, Ford Museum, Cooperstown, Deerfield, Shelburne, Edited by Alice Winchester and the Staff of Antiques Magazine
CookingThe Michigan State University Library and the MSU Museum: American cookbooks from the late 18th to early 20th century http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/cookbooks/ Deborah's Panty-a resource for period cooking culinary items. Normally I would not post a .com here, but this is where I get ALL of my period appropriate ingredients for cooking ca 1812 http://www.deborahspantry.com/ A Taste of 17th century Virginia and Maryland in History, Medicine and Food by Thomas and Gloria Callaway, St. Maries City Militia Dining at Monticello edited by Damon Lee Fowler Maryland's Way, The Hammond-Harwood House Cook Book , published by the Hammond-Harwood House Association and contains a variety of receipts from the early 19th century. Pease Porridge: Beyond the King's Bread, Cooking at Fortress Niagara, Rations to Regal, Royalty to Republic 1726-1865 by JoAnn Demler Soup Through the Ages, A Culinary History with Period Recipes by Victoria Rumble with forward by Sandra Oliver (Victoria Rumble also has a great historic food blog at http://thehistoricfoodie.wordpress.com/) The American Frugal Housewife, 1833, by Mrs. Child The First American Cookbook, A Facsimile of American Cookery, 1796, by Amelia Simmons The Founding Foodies: How Washington, Jefferson, Franklin Revolutionized American Cuisine by Dave DeWitt The Virginia Housewife Or, Methodical Cook, A Facsimile of an Authentic American Cookbook by Mary Randolph (the first edition of this cookbook was published in 1824, but this is reproduction of the 1860 edition)
Botany and GardeningFifty Plants that Changed the Course of History by Bill Laws Founding Gardeners by Andrea Wulf Herbs and Herb Lore of Colonial America-Colonial Dames of America Plants of Colonial Days by Raymond Taylor The Brother Gardeners by Andrea Wulf
Period MedicineAmerican Medical Botany, Jacob Bigelow, 1817-1820 (Octavo Books) Directions for the Medicine Chest, 1811, by Lewis Heerman Observations on the Means of Preserving the Health of Soldiers and Sailors; and on the Duties of the Medical Department of the Army and Navy; With Remarks on Hospitals and their Internal Arrangement, 1808, by Edward Cutbush The English Physician enlarged with three hundred and sixty nine medicines made of English Herbs not in Any Former Impression of Culpepper's British Herbal....1814, Dr. Parkins for Crosby(available as a free ebook)
BiographyMistress of Riversdale, The Plantation Letters of Rosalie Stier Clavert, 1795-1821, edited by Margaret Law Callcott Guardian of the Star Spangled Banner, Lt. Colonel George Armistead and The Fort McHenry Flag by Scott Sumpter Sheads Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton by M. Irene Fugazy, SC The Selected Letters of Dolley Payne Madison Edited by David B. Mattern and Holly C. Shulman The United States Army in the War of 1812, Concise Biographies of Commanders and Operational Histories of Regiments, with Bibliographies of Published and Primary Sources by John C. Fredrickson
CurrencyBefore the Civil War there was a wide variety of state and commercial notes: http://www.frbsf.org/currency/ http://archive.mdhs.org/library/Z24Currency.html
Civil WarBaltimore during the Civil War by Scott Sheads Chesapeake Bay and the Civil War by Eric Mills Civil War Cooking: The Housekeeper's Encyclopedia by Mrs. E.F. Haskell Images from the Storm: Private Robert Knox Sneden edited by Charles F. Bryan Jr., James C. Kelly, and Nelson D. Lankdford Maryland Voices of the Civil War edited by Charles W. Mitchell (letters) Showing the Flag: The Civil War Diary of Moses Safford, USS Constellation by Lawrence Bopp and Stephen Bockmiller
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