ly manufacturers of cotton inNorth Carolina. In 1838, he built the Leaksville cotton iSS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. factory, at what is now Spray, N. C, and managed it suc-cessfully as long as he lived. He died at Rockbridge Alum Springs, August 27, 1866. The life of John M. Morehead was one of action… … H. P. HAMMETT. BIOGRAPHICAL. SKETCHES. 189 HENRY P. HAMMETT. H. P. Hammett was born in Greenville county, SouthCarolina, December 31, 1822. He was educated in thecommon schools, and worked on the farm during vaca-tions. He taught school three years. He married Jane Bates, daughter of William Bates,…
Cotton manufacture
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