December of 1774 proved to “slay like Bey” depending on the weather. #sleighlikebey
Aitken’s General American Register, and Calendar, for the Year 1774 (Philadelphia, 1773).
The owner’s notes describe a snowy December:
28. Continues to snow at 10 at night. Very deep.
29. Warm, snow very deep. Not good slaying.
30. Fine day, good slaying.
31. Fine day, excellent slaying Schuylkill full of ice & fast in some places.









