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Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"If that residue was baked in an oven, the carbon in the residue would cook off, leaving a product called pearl-ash. Both pot-ash and pearl-ash were…"

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Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… of shingles 15in 73 feet of boards 17 barrels of pot ashes 1 pair of wheels lamb, potato, fish, bread, butter 15m 73 feet of boards 1/2 loaf of…"