GW would have had opium available to him. The federal government did not concern itself with such matters in those days.
GW would have had opium available to him. The federal government did not concern itself with such matters in those days.
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And the finest Whiskey and Rum in the colonies... made right there at Mt. Vernon.
I may be wrong but I don’t think opiates were available back then. A “surgeon” at Yorktown told me anesthesia was alcohol and a leather strap to bite on.