The Buffalo Trace 1765

I set up this Page to help organize the information I use to document the gear/clothing I use to portray a Market Hunter (aka "Long hunter") operating out of Fort Pitt And Kaskaskia in the 1760's. It's morphed into a catch all for anything that interests me on researching the 18th century backcountry and then trying to put into practice the information I find. This is the Buffalo Trace Part 2.

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Foot wrappers... so simple even the Dutchman can make them

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  "winter footware" for mocs chausons, wool stockings from south Union Mills and wool foot wrappers aka "Nippes" So I ha...
Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Pumps of their Own Manufacture Part 4: " for want of a proper needle or awl"

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  Andrew foster Moccasins 1790s Knots on pucker threads like Ny Cabin Mocs “Many of the men, in their hard march on an icy road, were entire...
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Thursday, November 11, 2021

Pumps of their own Manufacture Part 3:" " I can, with these on, outrun any British devil "

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  " I went home and prepared two pairs of new, strong buckskin moccasins, saying to my wife, " I can, with these on, outrun any ...
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Monday, November 8, 2021

Pumps of Their own Manufacture Part 2 : The Ligonier Thing vs Shoe Packs

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       "a single piece of leather with the exception of a tongue piece on the top of the foot. This was about two inches broad and circ...
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Friday, November 5, 2021

“Pumps of their own manufacture" Part 1...Kinda

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               Man did that go off the rails. I guess being confined to Hotel rooms isn’t the best thing for my brain. let’s go back to re...
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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

The Death of the Bullet board and my attention span

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  Me and Cindy sewing patches on for hunting season I Leather patch from Fort  freeland Leather wrapped ball from europe clasp knives more c...
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