Pilgrims?? This puritanistic stick-in-the-mud people had tattoos?
Margo
> On May 9, 2018, at 9:49 AM, Dylan Sauerwald <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> While a tattoo may be unadvisable for many reasons, historical accuracy is
> not among them. My understanding is that tattoos were quite common in the
> 17th and 18th centuries, particularly among pilgrims and sailors.
>
> Dylan
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