A Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America: From the Period of Their First Colonization to the Present Day, Volume 2A. Constable and Company, 1819 - Condiciones economicas |
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... cotton and linen manufactory at Newhaven . Of sewing silk , a large manufactory at Mansfield . Of cider , every family has a plentiful supply . In June 1815 , there were eight cotton factories in the county of New Lon- don . Official ...
... cotton and linen manufactory at Newhaven . Of sewing silk , a large manufactory at Mansfield . Of cider , every family has a plentiful supply . In June 1815 , there were eight cotton factories in the county of New Lon- don . Official ...
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... cotton from its seed . Before this invention it was per- formed with the hand ; and so slow was the operation , that one pound a day , by one person , was the usual produce ; and the quan- tity by this process is more than 1000 pounds ...
... cotton from its seed . Before this invention it was per- formed with the hand ; and so slow was the operation , that one pound a day , by one person , was the usual produce ; and the quan- tity by this process is more than 1000 pounds ...
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... establishing an association for working mines , and manufacturing metals in the United States . Philadelphia , 1796 . were twenty cotton - mills in the county of Essex 54 UNITED STATES . of vegetable ditto Internal government.
... establishing an association for working mines , and manufacturing metals in the United States . Philadelphia , 1796 . were twenty cotton - mills in the county of Essex 54 UNITED STATES . of vegetable ditto Internal government.
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... cotton - mills in the county of Essex , with 32,500 spindles . The produce of yarn per week was estimated at L. 300,000 , which , converted into cloth at forty cents a yard , would amount to 1,673,000 dol- lars a year . The whole ...
... cotton - mills in the county of Essex , with 32,500 spindles . The produce of yarn per week was estimated at L. 300,000 , which , converted into cloth at forty cents a yard , would amount to 1,673,000 dol- lars a year . The whole ...
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... cotton tassel on the crown . * * A branch of this colony has removed to the banks of the Wabash , below Vincennes , where they cultivate the vine , and make cloth of the Merino wool . By the 7th article of the constitution of Pennsylva ...
... cotton tassel on the crown . * * A branch of this colony has removed to the banks of the Wabash , below Vincennes , where they cultivate the vine , and make cloth of the Merino wool . By the 7th article of the constitution of Pennsylva ...
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