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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... three miles below Middleton , where it is contracted by the high banks to forty yards . Except at this place , the banks are level , and generally cover- * From Mr Martin Stanley . * ed by the spring floods in the month of CONNECTICUT . 3.
... three miles below Middleton , where it is contracted by the high banks to forty yards . Except at this place , the banks are level , and generally cover- * From Mr Martin Stanley . * ed by the spring floods in the month of CONNECTICUT . 3.
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... yard , would amount to 1,673,000 dol- lars a year . The whole manufactures of New Jersey , in 1810 , were valued at 7,057,594 dollars , besides the work of mahogany saw - mills , amounting to 6000 dol lars . Animal Substances . - At ...
... yard , would amount to 1,673,000 dol- lars a year . The whole manufactures of New Jersey , in 1810 , were valued at 7,057,594 dollars , besides the work of mahogany saw - mills , amounting to 6000 dol lars . Animal Substances . - At ...
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... yards in width . The current runs at the rate of two miles an hour , when the waters are at a moderate height , but at double this rate during the spring floods . On the 11th of November 1810 the waters rose thirty - seven feet above ...
... yards in width . The current runs at the rate of two miles an hour , when the waters are at a moderate height , but at double this rate during the spring floods . On the 11th of November 1810 the waters rose thirty - seven feet above ...
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... yards long , and about six feet wide , which are sunk at the one side by pieces of lead , while the other side is floated by pieces of cork . One end is fastened to a stake , and the other is carried round with a sweep , so as to form a ...
... yards long , and about six feet wide , which are sunk at the one side by pieces of lead , while the other side is floated by pieces of cork . One end is fastened to a stake , and the other is carried round with a sweep , so as to form a ...
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... yards , 340,150 sawed , 2 mills , 30,000 Glass cut , 6,000 Paints , † dyes , & c . 8 manufactories , 126,950 Nitre , brimstone , and borax , 360 tons , 244,100 Prussian blue , 3000 pounds , 6,000 Lamp black , 4,000 Engraving , 16 ...
... yards , 340,150 sawed , 2 mills , 30,000 Glass cut , 6,000 Paints , † dyes , & c . 8 manufactories , 126,950 Nitre , brimstone , and borax , 360 tons , 244,100 Prussian blue , 3000 pounds , 6,000 Lamp black , 4,000 Engraving , 16 ...
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