Sail cloth manufactured in Boston
Document 1794Letter to the Secretary of Treasury stating that the sail cloth manufactured in Boston is to be preferred imported sail cloth from Europe. The writer states that Boston manufactured cloth is less liable to mildew, owing to the sizing which in America is made from animal substances and not as is common in Europe from vegetables.
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Type
Printed Document
Description
Letter to the Secretary of Treasury stating that the sail cloth manufactured in Boston is to be preferred imported sail cloth from Europe. The writer states that Boston manufactured cloth is less liable to mildew, owing to the sizing which in America is made from animal substances and not as is common in Europe from vegetables.
Date
07/05/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Boston
Collection
Document number
1794070590200
Note
LC, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston; LC, RG 36, Collectors of Customs at Boston, Letter Book, 1790-1797, National Archives; two copies, RG 56, Letters from the Collector at Boston, National Archives
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
Benjamin Lincoln
Notable locations
Boston
Europe
Notable items
duck
manufactures
imports
importation
sail cloth
warp
tow yarn
cloth
flax
thread
mildew
vegetables
animal substances