tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post38315331944929739..comments2024-02-02T05:45:33.724-06:00Comments on Incoming: John Phippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03245790061133614986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-10899529894841386402010-08-04T21:13:04.300-06:002010-08-04T21:13:04.300-06:00You've written many great posts but I think th...You've written many great posts but I think this was my favorite thus far. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-67915305505957338442010-08-03T12:07:05.035-06:002010-08-03T12:07:05.035-06:00Just reading the new biography of Betsy Ross: one ...Just reading the new biography of Betsy Ross: one of her sisters was an alcoholic and was ousted from the Quaker meeting because she was unable to reform.<br /><br />And the good Presbyterians who erected a church near Geneva, NY in the early 1800's supplied a whole bunch of liquor for the event. <br /><br />And, if I remember correctly, there was a fuss over how much liquor to supply to the British prisoners of war near Lancaster, PA as part of the daily ration.Bill Harshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com