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Nankeens became at once one of the chief articles of sale in drygoods shops. Though Fairholt says they were not exported to America till 1825, I find them advertised in the Boston Evening Post of 1761. Shawls appeared in shopkeepers' lists. The first notice that I have seen is in the Salem Gazette of 1784 "a rich sortment of shawls."
"Where can I find the man who runs the woodyard?" he asked. "'Deed, I reckon he am in hees store dar, boss," came the reply. "A store, eh? Where is it situated?" continued Maurice, bent on following up the clue. "See dat flare up yander dat am de light in de windy. Mars Kim he keep gen'ral 'sortment ob goods. On'y place to buy grits in ten mile," observed the other, pointing.
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