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Pelisses, 295.
Penn, William, fairs inst.i.tuted by, 190.
Pennsylvania, cave-dwellers in, 2; stoves in, 69; squirrels in, 110; wool manufacture in, 190; dress in, 292-293; mail in, 333; post-rider, 335; transportation in, 335-344; roads in, 339; turnpikes in, 349; coaching in, 350-351; metzel-soup in, 419; gardens in, 436-437.
Peonies, 421.
Perfumes, in cooking, 152; of old garden flowers, 424; of sweet-scented leaves, 449 _et seq._
Periagua, 329.
Perry, 163.
Peter, Hugh, encourages fisheries, 121.
Petticoat rebellion, 128.
Petunias, 428.
Pews, described, 368 _et seq._
Pewter, for lamps, 44-45; for utensils, 84-85; on dresser, 68; lids of, 100.
Phoebe-lamps, 44.
Philadelphia, early houses in, 15; luxurious dinners in, 160; straw manufacture in, 260; travel from, 347-350; taverns in, 359; cow-herding in, 400-401.
Pickling, old-time, 152.
Pierce Garrison House, 26.
Pierpont, Rev. John, verses of, 306-307.
Pies, 146.
Pigeons, plenty of, 110; price of, 110.
Pilgrims, starvation of, 129.
Piling-bee, 406.
Pillions, 331-332.
Pillory, location of, 367.
Pinckney, Mrs., exchange of flowers of, 439.
Pinehurst, hand-weaving in, 250-251.
Pine-knots, use of, 32-33.
Pink, name of vessel, 328.
Pinks, varieties of, 427.
Pipe shelves, 68.
Pipe-tongs, 68-69.
Pitch-pipes, in meeting, 378.
Plantain, romance of, 435-436.
Plate-racks, 68.
Plate-warmer, 61.
Plymouth, vacant fields at, 130; sampler at, 266.
Pokeberry, as dye, 193.
Pompion. See Pumpkin.
Pones, 134.
Pop-corn, 135.
Poplar wood, use of, 81-82.
Porcelain. See China.
Porringers, 85-86.
Porter's fluid, 45.
Portsmouth, old house at, 21.
Portulaca, 429.
Posnet, 87.
Possing, of linen, 234.
Post, first, 332; duties of, 332-333; in Virginia, 333; report about, 333-335.
Potatoes, in New England, 144; queer modes of cooking, 144-145.
See Sweet potatoes.
