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Deerfield's Fine for Playing Ball: Six Cents
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| Text | A long list of punishable offenses at Deerfield included six cents for "playing ball near school." This was a minor fine, the same sanction as getting a drop of tallow on a book, tearing a page of a book, or leaving one's room during study. In contrast, a one dollar assessment was made for playing cards, backgammon, or checkers, or walking or visiting on Saturday night or Sunday. Marr, Harriet Webster, The Old New England Academies Founded Before 1826 [Comet Press, New York, 1959], page 142. Submitted by John Thorn, 10/12/2004. |
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1795. Deerfield's Fine for Playing Ball: Six Cents"
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