The trouble also is,if some letter or document doesn't mention some trade,or some entertainment that went on in town,they feel that it didn't exist.
So, if there is a letter mentioning questionable women distracting the men of the town are they going to make sure to have such today? I don't think so.
Like so many things labeled "authentic" it bares no relation to reality.
jim
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)