Most Obedient Servant" I'm afraid I can not give you the origins. It, along with Your Humble and Obedient Servant and simply Your Servant and if religious Yours In Faith were commonly used in the 1700's just as we today use Sincerely. I have seen them used in original letters from G.Washington, J. Adams, and others in many of the collected writtings and journals from the time period. Remembering that they was a generally stricter, religious and HUMBLE training of children in the period (Puritains had the legal right to hang their children if they did not obey their parents). And class structure (at least in the cities) and civil structure dictated a civil society. So as a Christian in the 1700's (and all whites were classfied as Christians in the journals) with a humble Christian up bring you were always.....
Your Most Humble and Obediant Servant "in Christ" which got shortened (due to lack of Light, Paper, Ink or Time)to one of the many variations.
Hope that helps a little it is the best I can do.
Y.M.O.S.
C.T. Oakes
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Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 08:25:30 EST
From: CTOAKES@aol.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Depth of Education
<<it doesn't make a damn if you do have a Doctorate in history.>>
A title or a degree does not make one an expert any more than long life experiance. Depth of knowledge is by study, experiance and carefully sorting out the truth. My wife has a masters in History but she would be no expert in American History if her area of concentration was in say Middle Eastern History. (It is by the way American History specializing in 1700-1800.) And my B.A., M.A. and M.F.A. do not qualify me as an expert any more that anyone else on this list. Knowledge can be gained or distroyed by how it is researched, discussed and passed on. Anger does not teach or win converts. There is an old Japanese adage that "he that raises his voice first losses the argument."
Y.M.O.S.
C.T. Oakes
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Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 09:23:05 -0800
From: "rtlahti" <rtlahti@msn.com>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Egyptian cotton
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Hardtack,
Magpie made himself an oil cloth in the M.Baker style/method last year =
using a queen sized Egyptian cloth and it looks good and appears to work =
good. He must be flying at the moment but he's the one to tell you how =
it was done and how it turned out.
Capt. L
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From: Randal Bublitz=20
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Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 9:39 PM
Subject: MtMan-List: Egyptian cotton
Question? Does anyone have any experience with egyptian cotton =
sheeting; ie-making into a tarp, or shelter. I found some 250 thread =
per inch twin flat sheets for $9 a piece. I bought 4 of them. I can =
make a pretty good sized tarp from these. I figured I'd wash them in =
hot water, to shrink up as much as they will. Then stitch together. I =
figure I'll leave the tarp untreated. If this doesn't work well, I can =
treat later...oil? I'd appreciate any input, tips, etc.... hardtack
