Steve/sewell
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Hey Chris to answer your question about which Lee in the other post, I believe the Lee in this case is Richard Lee the first one from Baltimore and his widow Hannah was now running his advertising or at least signing off in the ads as if she was still involved in the business. My take on the matter and it involves Dr Dyott is this is the moment in time the end of 1807 that Dyott began his career as a medicine man filling the void left by Lees death. Lees death probably hurt his patent medicines just enough to allow Dyott to try his hand at the same business. It seems Dyott was even selling Lees medicines briefly in this same year at his warehouse. It looks like Dyott copied everything the Lees utilized including his type of advertising with supposed testimonials from satisfied and cured persons who signed letters or affidavits. Lees widow Hannah placed this ad first in April of this year probably shortly after Richards death.The persons now running Lees business were scrambling as evidenced in this early ad seeking lettered bottles. .Dyott began advertising his family medicines at the end of 1807 probably from seeing the success of Lees product which he was selling. An added bonus for Dyott was Lees untimely death.First up is the front page date of the news paper May 18th 1808