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General discussion => Contemporary Accoutrements => Topic started by: Marcruger on October 03, 2021, 02:08:31 AM
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Letter found in this old bag:
My father, Rob’t Moore, carried this pouch during the fight for liberty against King George. We lived in Wilmington, just upriver from Brunswick Town on the Cape Fear where several of our kin lived (Aunt Aurelia and Aunt Ruby). We heard tell of patriot fights and scuffles up north, and there were protests in Wilmington, but nothing big happened in our area until the winter of early 1776. Mr. Lillington called for able men to go cut off Scots loyal to the King from Cross Creek that were headed our way, supposed to be joining redcoats. I was too young, but my dad and uncles grabbed their smooth guns, horns and bags, and headed out. They got in a big fight at Widow Moore’s Creek Bridge (she was distant kin), killed a bunch of Loyalists and sent the Cross Creek boys running. We didn’t hear nothing from them after that. A couple of months later those durned redcoats came upriver and burned out Brunswick. Our kin took to the swamps and hid out for a long spell with some good people.
Father got gout that summer, and couldn’t do no more fighting. Those cursed redcoats under Major Craig showed up in Wilmington in early 1781, after getting wore out fighting up to Guilford. That scoundrel Craig tore up the countryside, and threw Wilmington women and children out of their homes with nothing but their clothes. It was a terrible time, but the loyalists finally left in October ’81. Once they was gone, we could go back to living.
Father gave me his bag, and said to go see the leatherworker in town now that he was free again to work. That way I would have a hunting pouch. The old hide had come apart at the seams. The leather man took the bag apart, lined it with good cloth, sewed it back up and added new straps. The old strap had tore straight off.
I have kept this old pouch many years, and it has seen a passel of possums and tree rats killed. I don’t use it any more, so as my grandchildren can see what a real artifact of the liberty war looks like. Jacob Moore 1803
I figured of others could write a yarn, I could too.
This bag is about 7-1/2" square, and is lined in heavy cotton canvas. 3-4 ounce cowhide. 4-5 ounce straps.
I hope you enjoy the story and the pictures. God Bless, Marc
(https://i.ibb.co/Tk766fT/Bag-43-photo-729.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qdcKKSn)
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Some more photos...... Buckskin rolled top edge and welt. God Bless, Marc
(https://i.ibb.co/xhj2Hqb/Bag-43-photo-713.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2qtFN3r)
(https://i.ibb.co/DYXTtdJ/Bag-43-photo-718.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zFcDrdM)
(https://i.ibb.co/n3CbG2P/Bag-43-photo-720.jpg) (https://ibb.co/28Ny92Z)
(https://i.ibb.co/PW1Xrbd/Bag-43-photo-721.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2McVFLT)
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Great story, and I really like the bag.
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What a tale, had me going until the disclaimer! Really like the bag, the aging does go well with the story.
Tim
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Another beautiful bag, Marc. And great story.
Bob
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That's just wonderful! A beautiful piece of work on the bag the story really sets it off.
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Looking good Marc, like the pouch.
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Nice work! Good story.
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Marc: a tale that goes with a bag, horn or rifle just adds to the appeal. Yours was great. Thanks for posting the yarn, it brought a smile to this 'ol guys face.
"Muskrat' Mike
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Nice bag, Marc.
Bob
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Marc.... You had my attention also til I saw the disclaimer. That's another nice bag and a good job as usual.
Frank
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Great bag and excellent story well written.
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I like that.
Cory Joe
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Neat work Mark and fun story! You would have had me confounded until the end if you had replaced the "leather worker" with a harness maker or saddler ; )
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"You would have had me confounded until the end if you had replaced the "leather worker" with a harness maker or saddler ; )"
Doggone James, you're right! :-D Well, I had to give folks a clue. Heh, heh.
God Bless, Marc
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Nice all the way around.
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Nice work. Stitches are great, makers touch mark is elegant, color is just right.
Tim A
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Great work! I like that bag. I thought it was an old bag when I saw the first photo.
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Yet another nice one, my friend! Please continue...with crafting both the bags, and the stories!
Greg
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That's a nice tale, Marc, and the bag is very well done. I like everything about it.
Notchy Bob
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Ah - in the first sentence it didn't seem like the way 18th century folks wrote. I was curious about this as I had been researching Moore's Creek some time back, and was curious about not just a documentable bag from this time and place, as well as another first hand account. Thus this was disappointing on both counts.
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Nice yarn Mark!! You need a nice tow worm left in the bag from back in the day. It will add credibility!!
All the best my friend. Dan
PS. Nice work. I guess I didn’t know you made bags. This one is a beauty!