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Illuslralion 5. — Above, left, rt-consliuctcd wine bollli- 

 from Potomac Creek courthouse site. One-fourih. 



Illustration 6. — Top, right, fragment of molded 

 white sah-glazed-ware platter from Potomac C^reek 

 courthouse site. One-half. 



Illustration 7. — Lower, right, iron bolt from Potomac 

 Creek courthouse site. One-half. 



line was followed until the ciuirc outline of the buildinis; 

 was revealed. At several points bricks in mortar 

 still remained in situ, especially at the south end. 

 Two brick piers extended 4 feet .i inches into the 

 structure, midway alontj the .south wail at a distance 

 of 3 feet 9 inches apart. 



The entcrging evidence indicated that the structure 

 was rectangular, approximately .i2 feet long and 26 

 feet wide, with a T-shaped projection 25 feet wide 

 extending out a distance of 14 feet 5 inches from the 

 center of the east wall of the building. 



SIGNIFICANT ARTIFACTS ASSOCIATED 

 Willi POTOMAC CREEK COURTHOUSE 



I'cw artifacts occurred in the small area excavated 

 .It the courthouse site. Those which did. significantly, 

 related either to the structure itself or to the ealinij 

 and drinking that probably occurred either alfresi'o 

 or within the courthouse building. We know that the 

 Ohio Company Coininittec ntct there for many years, 

 Ix^inning in 1750, and doubtless limches .nul re- 

 freshments were served to the members during the 

 day, before they returned to the tavern or to neigh- 

 Ixiring plantations to dine and spend thi- night. 



Portions of wine bottles (of the s.nne dimcnTiions as 

 the Mercer "1737" bottle from Marllwrough) were 



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lllusiraciun «. .Xtxjve. Irlt, >lonc M_rapM, 

 Onr-half. 



Illustration 9. — .Above, right. Indian cell. Found 

 near gate in Wall E. One-half. 



found (ill. 5). along with small rragments of late ' 



century types. .\ stxlion of the rini of a large, t» (.i.;- 



onal. white, sall-glazed-ware platter with a wrc.iih 



and lattice design wa.s recoxered from the north-wall 



footings (ill. 86), and fragments of a salt-gla/ed-warc 



diimer plate occurred in the .south trench. An 



oystershell found nearby suggests how the platter in. is 



have been used. Two pitxes of a white sall-gla/cil- 



ware posset pot round out a picture of elegant e.iiin;; 



and drinking in the I7»i()'s, as do th< 



polished, agate octagonal-handled kni\ 



The latter were badly damaged bv fin- 

 Pieces of blue-and-white delft | 



found, as well as a sherd of polytl 



dat<'d apparently from 1740 to 1760. Two 



crcan\-ware plates with wavv e^ ' 



shape reHect the last veantofu:: 



house. A tantalizing fitKl is a small fraKtncni of 



cobaIt-1'' blown i^ 



oval inil Th» \>. 



a large Ik>w1 or sxveetmeat dish 

 Threi- 



the onl\ 



stems lielong to the mid- aixl lair- 1 



gors . A ' n 



large m.', , 



found near the .south end of the structure. Bits of 



Evidence of the struciurr is found in a lar^ nuinlter 



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