Record #:

9098

Author(s):

Saxon, John L.

Abstract:

A flask originally carried by a Revolutionary War soldier from North Carolina is in perfect condition and in the home of a descendant of the soldier in Paducah, KY. The soldier's name was Smothers and he was from North Carolina. In a painting of Washington looking at his troops at Valley Forge, a similar looking object can be seen dangling from a soldier. Although often a gill of rum was given to soldiers, perhaps they were also allowed to bring extra rum into battle.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 44 Issue 2, July 1976, p15, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783--Antiquities; Ship models in bottles--Charlotte