Smoked Salmon (1783)

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ITEM #69593
December 31, 1783
The Pennsylvania Gazette

TO BE SOLD BY TIMOTHY CARRELL, At the South west Corner of Chesnut and Water streets, Wholesale and Retail, MADEIRA, Port, Lisbon, Sherry, Teneriffe and Malaga Wines; Old Jamaica Spirits; West India Rum; Coniac Brandy; Holland Geneva, in Cases; White Wine Vinegar; Loaf, Lump and Muscovado Sugars; Cloves, Cinnamon, Mace, Nutmegs, Pepper, Ginger and Allspice; Hyson, Souchong and Bohea Tea; Coffee, Chocolate, Mustard; Rice, Indigo, Starch; Liverpool fine Salt; choice Halifax Herrings in Barrels; Mackerel in ditto; Cod and Dumb Fish by the Quintal; << smoked Salmon>> ; a quantity of Mens Shoes, &c.

Also, Two convenient Brick HOUSES, in LownesAlley, near St. PaulChurch.


1. Flint, Timothy, 1780-1840 [Author Record]

The Shoshone Valley: A Romance, Volume 1 (1830) 704Kb
The Shoshone Valley: A Romance, Volume 1 701Kb
Found 2 hit:

Main text 692Kb
CHAPTER IV. 57Kb
...fruits, for peltries, furs and  smoked salmon. The melee is rendered...
CHAPTER VI. 101Kb
...tongues, fresh elk meat, and  smoked salmon graced the rustic table...

2. Keats, John, 1795-1821 [Author Record]

The Letters of John Keats (1816-1820) 1324Kb
The Letters of John Keats; Edited by Maurice Buxton Forman; Third Edition; With Revisions and Additional Letters 1322Kb
Found 1 hit:

76. To JOHN HAMILTON REYNOLDS. Saturday 11-Monday 13 July 1818 Address: Mr J H Reynolds | Little Britain | Christs Hospital | London. Postmark: not recorded. 9Kb
...far from illiterate, describe a  smoked salmon as 'split from head...

3. Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860 [Author Record]

The New Mirror for Travellers, and Guide to the Springs. By an Amateur . . . (1828) 559Kb
The New Mirror for Travellers, and Guide to the Springs. By an Amateur . . . 556Kb
Found 1 hit:

Main text 543Kb
THE NEW MIRROR FOR TRAVELLERS, &c. 406Kb
Letter 48Kb
...lobsters at breakfast. A little  smoked salmon, a little frizzled beef,...

4. Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832 [Author Record]

Waverley (1814) 1213Kb
Waverley; or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since [in, the Waverley Novels] 1211Kb
Found 1 hit:

VOL. I. 464Kb
CHAPTER XII. Repentance and a Reconciliation. 17Kb
...ham, mutton and beef ditto,  smoked salmon, marmalade, and all the...