Whereas it is found by experience that this province is not adapted for raising sheep ... and inasmuch as considerable sums are yearly exported to purchase linens ... which this province is very capable to produce and manufacture ... a number of gentlemen have formed themselves into a voluntary society ... The Society for Encouraging Industry and Employing the Poor
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Collection: | Making of the Modern World - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Item Description: | "Sir, you have herewith a printed copy of the Articles of the Society ... ", dated: Boston, July, 1754.--P. 12. - Also identified by title supplied by New York Public Library: Articles, rules of incorporation, and list of subscribers. - Established for the promotion of linen manufacture, as a means of providing for the poor. - Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 08978.0. - Includes: Rules of incorporation, and A list of of the names of the gentlemen who continue to promote by their subscriptions the Society. - OCLC, 23535473. - Reproduction of original from New York Public Library. - Title from text |
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| Physical Description: | 12 p |
| Format: | Full text online |