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Show CIPIEILILILIE 11 M_ 5= 5iA " 2H : Umaei 172 Bl 1riluds LTHOUGH THE ART OF PRINTING was introduced fnit the Massachusetts Bay Colonyasearlyas the year 1638, th older craft of papermaking did not finda place among th industries of New England until ninety years later. Wit ‘paper mill was proposed in th mor ment Colony, the town of Boston support printers and bookbinders than any other Anglo-American settleTwoof every three booksand pamphlets then issued in the entir country were printed within the confines of Bostonsand, of the seve newspapers printed {n the Colonfes during this perfod, four were published fn this Massachusetts seaport In view of this predominance in printingand publishing, it fs strang that the earlfest paper mill in the Colonfes should have been establishe near Philadelphfaand not n the vicinity of Boston, a circumstance due fassachusetts fmprints from the firs quarterof the efghteenth century on paper that had been made fn th Pe";‘l'ylvznjzmills of the Rittenhouse or De Wees families d, fnmany instances, not only were exclusive privileges of manufacturegranted by theauthorities, but substantial bonuses were sanctioned 2 Digital image © 2004 Marriott Library, University of Utah. Allrights reserved |
