Pranks and tricks of a practical joker, hoaxes:

"The Horn Snake." Taliaferro, Hardin E. . Fisher's River Sketches. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1959. . View larger version (300 dpi, suitable to download & print). Courtesy of Barrett Collection, University of Virginia Alderman Library.

Anon. "Dead Chickens Won't Crow." New York Spirit of the Times 15.14 (31 May 1845): 153.

Anon. "Drawing a Chalk Line ; Or, Reserving the Right of Passage." Southern and Southwestern Sketches: Fun, Sentiment, and Adventure. Edited by a Gentleman of Richmond. Richmond: J.W. Randolph, n.d. 24-26.

Anon. "Fun on the Mississippi." New York Spirit of the Times 14.9 (27 April 1844): 106.

Anon. "Getting on 'The Free List.' " New York Spirit of the Times 15.46 (10 January 1846): 546.

Anon. "Incidents on Board a Steamboat." Southern and Southwestern Sketches: Fun, Sentiment, and Adventure. Edited by a Gentleman of Richmond. Richmond: J.W. Randolph, n.d. 145-150.

Anon. "Na-ho-la-teh-cim-beh." New York Spirit of the Times 15.28 (6 September 1845): 321.

Anon. "A Race for a Wife." Spirit of the Times and Life in New York. 7 April 1832 (vol 1, no 17): 1.

Anon. "Stealing Melons." New York Spirit of the Times 15.51 (14 February 1846): 601.

Anon. "A Western Sketch." New York Spirit of the Times 29.14 (14 May 1859): 157.

"Double Flask." "A Kentuckian in a Fix." New York Spirit of the Times, 29.23 (16 July 1859): 269.

"Everpoint." "A Night in a Swamp." New York Spirit of the Times 15.41 (6 December 1845): 481.

Greene, Hazel. "A Dog Day in Arkansas." New York Spirit of the Times 30.2 (18 February 1860): 17.

Greene, Hazel. "Robbing a Peach Orchard." New York Spirit of the Times 30.7 (24 March 1860): 75.

"N.C.M.J." "Practical Jokers in the Army." New York Spirit of the Times 15.31 (27 September 1845): 357.

"Obe Ilestone."The Last Duel in Loaferville." New York Spirit of the Times 14.3 (16 March 1844): 33.

"Satchel." "Scene in a Grand Jury Room." New York Spirit of the Times 15.40 (29 November 1845): 471.

"Slosher." "Reminiscenses of Col. Tom Picton." New York Spirit of the Times 29.42 (26 November 1859): 495.

Smith, Sol. "A Post-Master General in Disguise." New York Spirit of the Times 15.49 (31 January 1846): 577.

"Solitare." "Natural Acting." New York Spirit of the Times 15.26 (23 August 1845): 299.

"Sugartail." "A Snake-bit Irishman." New York Spirit of the Times 15.47 (17 January, 1846): 549-550.

Von Blixton, Jamie. "Brissentine, the Man of Golden Dreams" New York Spirit of the Times 10.37 (14 November 1840): 438-39.