Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 edition. Excerpt: ...Livingston of that place, what right it had to Saw-mill brook to erect a saw mill and fulling mill thereon; and in 1721 Thomas Smith obtained leave to erect fulling and grist mills at Upper Alewive Cove.2 Until near this time manufactures had made bat slow progress in Connecticut. Dr. Trumbull states that in 1713 there was but one clothier in the colony, and the most he could do was to full the cloth which was made. Much of the cloth was worn nnsheared and uupressed. In this statement, derived from the official reports to the Lords of Trade, the venerable historian is believed by a late writer to have been in error, and that there were probably many clothiers and falling mills at that date. Some particulars respecting the colonies, furnished to Edward Randolph, the parliamentary collector of customs in New England, inclnde the statement that about the year 1673, "all cordage, sail-cloth and nets came from England. No cloth is made there (1) Brouon's Hut. Wttsrbury. (2) Canlkin's HieL New London, p. 4O4. worth four shillings a yard, and no linen above two shillings and sixpence."1 The encouragement of the useful arts was not a primary object with the mercantile company which first planted under exclusive privileges in New Netherlands. The extensive manufactures and vast commerce of Holland furnished ample supplies of merchandise in exchange for the furs and peltry of the eolony, and took away the stimulus to domestic manufactures. Yet the characteristic industry of the Dutch, prompted them to a very general household manufacture, particularly of linen and hosiery in which branches their native country had long excelled. The 8ax nnd the wool of their farms were thus wrought up, and it was the pride of the Dutch matrons on fitting occasions...
