Carolina Watchman, Salisbury, North Carolina, November 2, 1844
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Carolina Watchman, Salisbury, North Carolina, November 2, 1844
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The Rasp, Raleigh, North Carolina, August 20, 1842
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The Rasp, Raleigh, North Carolina, September 3, 1842
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The Rasp, Raleigh, North Carolina, December 10, 1842
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State Indiana Sentinel, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 14, 1849
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State Indiana Sentinel, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 14, 1849
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Tioga Eagle, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, February 17, 1841
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The Liberator, Boston, Massachusetts, October 21, 1842
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The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, New York, June 10, 1846
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Hints on Etiquette and the Usages of Society with a Glance at Bad Habits ; Adapted to American Society, Boston, 1844
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A Manual of Politeness, Comprising the Principles of Etiquette, and Rules of Behaviour in Genteel Society, for Persons of Both Sexes, Philadelphia, 1842
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A Manual of Politeness, Comprising the Principles of Etiquette, and Rules of Behaviour in Genteel Society, for Persons of Both Sexes, Philadelphia, 1842
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The School of Good Manners, Massachusetts, 1830
spit not in the room, but in the fire-place..
spit not upon the fire..
A Manual of Politeness, Comprising the Principles of Etiquette, and Rules of Behaviour in Genteel Society, for Persons of Both Sexes, Philadelphia, 1842

A spittoon in every room!
A Manual of Politeness, Comprising the Principles of Etiquette, and Rules of Behaviour in Genteel Society, for Persons of Both Sexes, Philadelphia, 1842
(The top photo is a surtout, or frock overcoat.)
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A Manual of Politeness, Comprising the Principles of Etiquette, and Rules of Behaviour in Genteel Society, for Persons of Both Sexes, Philadelphia, 1842
..looking all the time as if he were burying his grandmother.