Lords without a Lord

From the New Hampshire Gazette, May 3, 1771 18th Century Funnies New England, to be certain, was both Pilgrim and Puritan at root, and this amusing story of a monkey in priestly robes would have tickled the most Puritan of ribs.  It was reprinted in New Hampshire, no doubt, because of a perception, widely shared, […]Continue Reading »

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