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Show HOLME, JOHN A True Relation of the Flourishing State of Pennsilvania. 1696 The following poem by John Holme is supposed to have been the firs ‘metrical composition compiled in Pennsylvania, but it was not publishe untili847. ThepoemrelatedtoWilliam Bradford and the Rittenhouse Here dwelt a printer and I fin That be can both print books and bind He wants not paper, ink, nor skil He's owner of a paper mill The paper mill is here hard b And makes good paper frequently But the printer, as 1 do here tell Is gone into New York to dwell No doubt but he will lay up bag If he can get good store of rags Kind friend, when thy old shift i ren Let it to thy paper mill be sent THOMAS, GABRIEL An Historical and Geographical Account of the Province and Countr of Pennsilvania. London, 1698 In this ook Thomas says: "All sorts of very good paper are made i German‘Town, as also very fine German linen such as no person of quality need be ashamd to wear. PAPPIERMACHER-KUNST Die Preiss-wiirdige Pappiermacher. unst, Oder: Grindliche Beschrei bung, Was firr eine edle Kunst und theure Gabe GOTTES es sey um die hochst-nothige Pappiermacher-Kunst, wie es aus GOttes Wort un denen Historien, wie auch andern dienlichen Griinden, mit der tigliche Praxi und Exfabrung, c. zu beweisen. Hamburg, 1699. 11x17 cm This little book of 96 pages is one of the rarest of papermalking items A facsimile of the title-page of this volume is given on page 23 WANLEY, HUMPHREY, 1671472 A letter of papermalking interest was written in 1699 by Wanley t Samuel Pepys, the diarist. Wanley was custodian of heraldic manuscript Digital mage © 2005 Marriott Library Universit of Utah, All rights reserved |