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| Molly House |
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| Thinking about where to get some currency |
On both sides of the Atlantic, rough trade was flourishing during the Revolutionary War period. In England, underground meeting places, called Molly Houses were the place for "like minded" folk to find some sexual liaisons and also to eat or drink.
The United States is a different story - perhaps because of the more sophisticated natures of Paris and London compared to the moral and Puritanical influence on the States, or perhaps because it was considered impolite to document meeting places and names - there is no evidence that Molly Houses existed in the U.S. Although, I suspect that the docks and certain street corners were great places to pick up trade, and there IS evidence that there were plenty of consumers. And the breeches those soldiers wore were awfully tight!
