And the Oxford English Dictionary shows "map" as an alternate spelling
of "mop" in the 18th century.
Donald L. Wilson, Virginiana Librarian,
Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center
for Genealogy and Local History (RELIC),
Prince William Public Library System,
Bull Run Regional Library,
8051 Ashton Avenue, Manassas, VA 20110-2892
703-792-4540
www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/library/RELIC
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Subject: Re: "map" or "tar map" at Williamsburg, November 1774
I haven't seen the original letter, but I have seen it transcribed as
"mop," rather than map. It was presumably an instrument to apply the
tar, if necessary.
Cathy Hellier
Historian
Department of Training and Historical Research The Colonial Williamsburg
Foundation P.O. Box 1776 Williamsburg, VA 23187
757-220-7442
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Subject: "map" or "tar map" at Williamsburg, November 1774
Two immediately contemporary reports of the intimidation of Scots
merchants in Williamsburg, Virginia, in November 1774 mention a "map" or
a "tar map." Any ideas about what the writers were describing?
William Aitchison to James Parker, November 14, 1774 "Every method has
been used to every one sign the Association. A large tar map was erected
near the Capitol with a Bag of feathers to it and a Barrel of Tar
underneath . . . ."
James Parker to Charles Steuart, November 27, 1774 "At Williamsburg
there was a Pole erected by Order of Colo. Archibald Cary, a strong
Patriot, opposite the Raleigh Tavern upon which was hug a large map and
a bag of feathers, under it a barrel of tar. , , ,"
For what its worth (not much since it was not composed by an
eye-witness), the well-known London mezzotint "The Alternative of
Williams-burgh" has a tar barrel and bag of feathers hanging from a post
that bears the motto "A Cure to the Refractory" -- and the Botetourt
statue in the left background . . . but nothing visible that suggests a
map. . .
Jon Kukla
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