Thread: Seeking Origin of Phrase, "Let the Card/Chips fall where they may?"

Does anyone know a good site to look up the origin of this phrase with each word?

Google is a start-I got this def from the first result of the search:

let the chips fall where they may
No matter what the consequences, as in I'm going to tell the truth about what happened, and let the chips fall where they may . This metaphoric term alludes to chopping wood and is usually joined to a statement that one should do what is right (that is, the woodcutter should pay attention to the main task of cutting logs and not worry about small chips). [Late 1800s]

My search term was Let the Chips Fall Where They May origin.

Oh, if it's late 18th century I'm not using anappropriate phrase for the early 1800's.