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Show PAPERMAKING BY HAND IN AMERIC 10 9f Hoffman's dectsfon to venture to Maryland, the art of printing ha practiced in the Colony for three-quarters of acenturys Annapolf 2 anewspaperas earlyas 727, There wasurgent need fora paper mil Ml'n'or 0 Willfam Hoffman's resolution to commence anew home i 2tyland, his s positfon in life had been little more than thatof an hones e papermaker, practicinganoblecrafthe had acquireddurandintellfgen 8 his apprenticeship fn the Shiitz millin Crefeld Germany. He wa Versed fn the detail of the preparationof pa ing materials,and h srsskilled in the dutfes of vatm ersalso,he had a knowledg fi edrawingan construction. After hisarrfva fn Maryland jovvever, Hoffmay s worlgradually assumed wide 590N became prominent ffgur {n paperma significance, an erce. H ear :}_ sand cleanness of "Clipper Mill" paper attest that Hoffman made 55¢ selection for the seat of hispapermaking project tn g 523t lest document relative to William Hoffman paper appeare «ythe Journal of the Council of Safety" of Maryland under the date o \iesday 25th May 1776," and reads: "Ordd. That safd Treasurer pay t |