The Joseph/James Daviess identity conflict remains open. A strong dated transaction does not establish an earlier start or first inventor.
Other early distillers; supplied 2008 reissue of 1971 work.
Crowgey compares retrospective Myers testimony and Daviess anecdotes with Calk's equipment and sales references and Shelby's 1797 transaction record.
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136
Other early distillers
Read against supplied PDF text and images. Locators are PDF screens, not printed pages. Verified means faithful source capture, not independent historical corroboration. The Joseph/James Daviess identity conflict remains open. A strong dated transaction does not establish an earlier start or first inventor.
No access / Whiskey Excerpts Database (USWA)
Evidence
Crowgey compares retrospective Myers testimony and Daviess anecdotes with Calk's equipment and sales references and Shelby's 1797 transaction record.
Location and context
No access; Other early distillers; supplied PDF screens 136–138. These are not printed-page numbers. Edition: 2008 reissue of 1971 work.
Annotation
The Joseph/James Daviess identity conflict remains open. A strong dated transaction does not establish an earlier start or first inventor.
Verification and use
The Joseph/James Daviess identity conflict remains open. A strong dated transaction does not establish an earlier start or first inventor.
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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