“Imposing on the Compassion and Credulity of different Persons in Town and Country”

Today over at History Hoydens I’m talking about an eighteenth-century con-woman I discovered while reading a book about newspapers… Before the fatal Discovery, the Company were greatly pleased with the Woman’s behavior, as she was not only very sprightly and engaging in Conversation, but sang and played on the Guitar to Perfection. Come on over [...]