dealers in dry gooods

You never know what you'll come across on the web. Here is an ad from a book about the hatting trade in Danbury, CT in the 18th century that advertises my great-great-great-grandfather David P.Nichols's dry goods store. Pretty cool... 

From History of the Hatting Trade in Danbury, Conn, From Its Commencement in 1780 to the Present Time. With a Mercantile and Manufacturing Business Directory