Assertion: shellac | /r/HasProperty | advertised by john merritt
Facets:
value: as early as may
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Mussey says shellac was advertised as early as May 9, 1738 by John Merritt, whose ad called it "seedlach", but there was no single purchase found in any account book until the early 1800s when it began to appear frequently.