Minutes, 1787-1789.

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Minutes, 1787-1789.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86165618

2 v. ; 33 cm.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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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...