man (except in New Orleans) and at night changed into feminine clothes and the role of Mary (who also went under the names of Miss Ophelia, Miss June, Eliza Smith and Julia Johnson). The Herald and Sun, when Sewally was first accused of theft, stated that Sewally had initially carried out business under the name of Mary Jones without stealing from customers. The antiquated term amalgamation'' was used by the press to indicate that customers of various backgrounds were served, which was not the norm, less than ten years after slavery had been abolished. References 1803 births 19th-century LGBT people 19th-century American people 19th-century American women American LGBT military personnel American prostitutes Female prostitutes Date of death missing LGBT African Americans LGBT people from New York (state) People from New York City Transgender prostitutes Transgender women Inmates of Sing Sing Year of death unknown