Title: Whereas it is found by experience that this province is not adapted for raising sheep ... and inasmuch as considerable sums are yearly exported to purchase linens ... which this province is very capable to produce and manufacture ... a number of gentlemen have formed themselves into a voluntary society ... The Society for Encouraging Industry and Employing the Poor
Subjects: Rules and practice, Poor, Linen, Economic aspects, Society for Encouraging Industry and Employing the Poor
Places: Massachusetts, Boston