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Re: Martha = Patsy?
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Paul Finkelman <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 13 Jul 2004 10:37:06 -0500
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at first I thought you were insulting two of our first three first
ladies, as "patsies."  Interestingly, the other early first lady had a
first name that has a double meaning too: an "abigail" is a serving
girl, kind of like a "patsy" I suppose.

Paul Finkelman

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>Here's a question that will really get the list out of its summer
>doldrums.  Martha Washington and Martha Jefferson were both known as
>"Patsy."  How did the Colonials derive "Patsy" as a nickname for Martha?
>There seems to be no relation in the sounds, or anything.
>
>HW
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