Later tradition is not contemporary proof; silence in an 1827 toast does not disprove activity. Label bottle-at-meetings stories as lore rather than established firstness.
Founder traditions; supplied 2008 reissue of 1971 work.
The chapter traces Craig's 1789 origin claim through Collins's 1874 history and Williams's 1783 tradition through Durrett's 1892 account. It corrects Georgetown's county association.
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Founder traditions
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Evidence
The chapter traces Craig's 1789 origin claim through Collins's 1874 history and Williams's 1783 tradition through Durrett's 1892 account. It corrects Georgetown's county association.
Location and context
No access; Founder traditions; supplied PDF screens 133–135. These are not printed-page numbers. Edition: 2008 reissue of 1971 work.
Annotation
Later tradition is not contemporary proof; silence in an 1827 toast does not disprove activity. Label bottle-at-meetings stories as lore rather than established firstness.
Verification and use
Later tradition is not contemporary proof; silence in an 1827 toast does not disprove activity. Label bottle-at-meetings stories as lore rather than established firstness.
Faithful source capture checked against supplied text and images. This does not mean that every cited-through primary record has been independently verified.
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