Coldengham, New York
Store of Cadwallader Colden, Jr.
St. Patrick's Day
After a long cold winter, the community was probably looking for reasons to celebrate the longer days and warmer temperatures. In New York City there were at least two galas on St. Patrick's Day. Members of the Order of St. Patrick dined at the Mason's Arms. The Friendly Brothers of St. Patrick met at Bolton and Sigell's and appear to have made a day out of it.
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| Announcement in the March 14, 1768 edition of the New-York Weekly Mercury |
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This article is one in a series of a daily accountings of Colden Store transactions. Be sure you read the first installment for an introduction to the store. You should also read this article which appeared in the Journal of the Orange County Historical Society.
The traffic at the store on St. Patrick's Day was about normal: Thirty-nine transactions on eleven accounts. Six of the transactions were for tea. Only two were for rum, which leads one to believe that the St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Coldengham were more tranquil than in New York City.
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