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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[Boston] :
[publisher not identified],
[1754]
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| Series: | Making of the modern world (Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature)
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Item Description: | Title from text. Includes: Rules of incorporation, and A list of of the names of the gentlemen who continue to promote by their subscriptions the Society. "Sir, you have herewith a printed copy of the Articles of the Society ... ", dated: Boston, July, 1754.--P. 12. Established for the promotion of linen manufacture, as a means of providing for the poor. Also identified by title supplied by New York Public Library: Articles, rules of incorporation, and list of subscribers. Reproduction of original from New York Public Library. Goldsmiths'-Kress number 08978.0. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 12 pages |