Economic and Social History of New England, 1620-1789: Aboriginal intercourse with the colonistsHoughton, Mifflin, 1963 - New England |
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... tons of ore made one ton of pig , and about four tons made one ton of bar iron . The production of the wrought iron depended on a supply of charcoal , as well as of labor . In Rhode Island James Greene began " iron works for refining ...
... tons of ore made one ton of pig , and about four tons made one ton of bar iron . The production of the wrought iron depended on a supply of charcoal , as well as of labor . In Rhode Island James Greene began " iron works for refining ...
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... tons burden , Captain Paul Worth , 2 was regularly fitted , and sailed from fisheries . Nantucket for the Pacific . Her cost , with outfit , was $ 10,212 . She carried seventeen men , and could man three boats of five men each ; there ...
... tons burden , Captain Paul Worth , 2 was regularly fitted , and sailed from fisheries . Nantucket for the Pacific . Her cost , with outfit , was $ 10,212 . She carried seventeen men , and could man three boats of five men each ; there ...
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... tons , with 4,405 men . They furnished for Europe 178,800 quintals at 3.5 dollars ; for the West Indies , 172,500 quintals at 2.6 dollars . In 1786-1790 the annual fleet was 539 vessels of 19,185 tons , with 3,278 men . It procured for ...
... tons , with 4,405 men . They furnished for Europe 178,800 quintals at 3.5 dollars ; for the West Indies , 172,500 quintals at 2.6 dollars . In 1786-1790 the annual fleet was 539 vessels of 19,185 tons , with 3,278 men . It procured for ...
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CHAPTER XII | 449 |
How the eighteenth century went wrong | 458 |
CHAPTER XIII | 473 |
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