Silk underwear for Mother s Day, cadet nurses sworn into service, military maneuvers for a med-tech center and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.
too, and it talked about how much they went through and poverty they went through. they were very poor. glenn: she made money for the family. by doing embroidery work on the side. glenn: that is practically enron! [ laughter [ laughter ] exactly. it s funny what happened because this letter talks about her and what the friends did for her and sam. august 11, 1774, just been elected to congress and about to go and it said his house has been leaking, the roof is leaking, the barn is falling down. here is what the neighbors did. some persons, names unknown, sent and asked sam to build a new barn, the old one torn down in a few days and the second was asked to repair a house. the third asked a favor to call on a tailor shop to get new clothes. fourth presented with a new wig. a fifth with a new hat. sixth with six pairs of the best silk hose.