Returns from public inspectors, 1801-1919.

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Returns from public inspectors, 1801-1919.

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By various acts intended to regulate the inspection of goods sold in or exported from the Commonwealth, appointed public inspectors were required to submit annual reports to the state secretary. Returns contain quantity, quality, and weight of article inspected and the names of individual businesses.

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