Bouey knife (Bowie knife) (Jan. 25, 1836)

[Benjamin Zimmer]

On 6/22/07, Bapopik at aol.com <Bapopik at aol.com> wrote:
>
> 25 January 1836, Nashville Banner and Nashville Whig, pg. 4,col.  4 ad:
> 40 dozen Rodger's Superior Pen and Pocket Knives,
> Dirk, Deer and Sportmen's Knives;
> Arkansas and Bouey Knives;

Nice find. Searching on "Bouey" in the America's Historical Newspapers
database, I see that the same Nashville paper ran that ad on two
earlier dates: Jan. 13 (p. 3) and Jan. 18 (p. 4).


--Ben Zimmer

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