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Greene_Mr t1_j6kwedy wrote

Reply to comment by WilliamofYellow in TIL that the first use of the phrase "son-of-a-bitch" in American literature was in the 1823 book "Seventy-Six" by John Neal about the American Revolutionary War. Seventy-Six was criticized at the time for its use of profanity and was noted for its use of colloquialisms. by vrphotosguy55

Holy shit, she called his mother a "Bawd"? :-O

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WilliamofYellow t1_j6kx2ia wrote

And he was a headborough, the 17th century equivalent of a cop. I imagine things didn't end well for Damaris Dry.

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