New England Speech?

Question

I am in search of any references to vocabulary used in the early history of New England.... the times of scullery maids and such.... 18th century.... Are there dictionaries or refererence books of any kind? What would you suggest?

Answer 1

I'd check novels from the time period and in the location you want to study.

I posted some summaries of 18th Century American novels below. Just look for ones set in New England. (Most will be, since there was very little of America that WASN'T New England in the 18th century).