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Show FOREWOR son, Thomas, performing the dutfes of coucher, and Reginald, Thomas brother, actingaslayboy. The Robertson family, papermakersfor man generations, came to America from Mafdstone, Kent, England, for th purpose of working n the Connecticu milL. The paper was made fro o tng, hand woven in Yorkshire, England. Each stepof the papesmakin process was cartfed onin the old mannerso the completed paper woul emulate the unstzed and unfinished paper produced by the efghteenthcentury American mills. The use of this dampened "waterleat" paper dozen or moreof the letter-punches were recut early manuscriptsand printed materfal,andthe facsimile of the watermarks. The textwas composedat the type case by the compiler, withou Digitalimag © 2004 Marriott Library, University of Utah. All ights reserved |