History of American textiles : with kindred and auxiliary industries (illustrated) (1922)
Boston : Frank P. Bennett · leaf 38
niforms to Washingtons Armyat Valley Forge. So firm were these men intheir patriotism that they banded togethernot only for textile production, a crying needof the colonists, but also for worship analo-gous with the faith of the Friends and calledby their adherents Free Quakers, and popu-larly… … WILLIAM AMORYPresident of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Com-pany from 1837 to 1876 August, 1 787, Tench Coxe organized a sec-ond society called the Pennsylvania Societyfor the Encouragement of the Useful Arts.Mr. Coxe was a prominent young merchantin Philadelphia. Business courtesy, he felt,forbade…
Textile industry -- United States · Textile fabrics -- United States
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