Weavers' ledger, 1788-1790.

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Weavers' ledger, 1788-1790.

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The ledger lists accounts with about thirty individuals, mostly handloom weavers employed in the factory or on outwork. The accounts give payments in cash or kind, plus deductions. The accounts also give the output of individual workers, who were paid by the piece. Fabrics produced included plain cotton, denim, jeans, corduroys, linen, and saddle cloth. There are several references to Christopher Marshall, the treasurer of the Manufacturing Committee, and to sales of cloth through Mendenhall & Cope and Thomas Armat, a member of the society.

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Marshall, Christopher, 1709-1797

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Christopher Marshall was a druggist and merchant in Philadelphia, Pa. He was in business first as Christopher Marshall & Son and later as Christopher and Charles Marshall. From the description of Account book, 1765-1772. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122355444 Christopher Marshall was born in Dublin, Ireland, on November 6, 1709. He was educated in England and sailed to America sometime in the late 1720s. By 1729, he had established a pharmacy shop in Philade...

Armat, Thomas, 1748-1831

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Mendenhall & Cope.

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Pennsylvania Society for the Encouragement of Manufactures and the Useful Arts

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The Pennsylvania Society for the Encouragement of Manufactures and the Useful Arts was founded in Philadelphia in August 1787 by Tench Coxe, John Nicholson, Thomas Mifflin, William Bingham, and other members of the city's political, mercantile and manufacturing elite. A separate "manufacturing fund" was established under the control of a twelve-man Manufacturing Committee for the purposes of building and operating experimental factories. Over 800 subscribers contributed a minimum of...