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Show 9 PAPERMAKIN BY HAN IN AMERIC William Hoffman was born near Frankfurt-am-Mafn fn 1740, and hi apprenticeship asa papermaker was served inamill fn Crefeld, not fa occupatfon One member of the emifgrating German family was C Shiltz, who 11744 helped Willfam Parksand Benjamin Franklin bufl The "save rags" advertisement fn "The Maryland Journal, an the Baltimore Advertiser," commencing November8, 1775 and equip the earlfest papermill fn Virginfa. Conrad Shiitz later founded Willia Hoffma g Whe g < s own paper mill {n eastern Pennsylvanfa of Philadelphiaon October26, 1768, it wasonly natural that Hoffma rocu onrad Shiitz Pennsylvania paper mill, located 0 i‘\'/h'll Creek, Lower Merion ‘onrad Shiitz dfed in 1771, three yearsafter Willfam Hoffman bega working {n hismill. This was an eventful year for Hoffman;on June 1771, he marrfed Susannah Weinbach fn Philadelphta; also, he rented w aper than those of any other colony; no paper was befng made in Maty land, and the prospect of establishing amill was promising. At the ti |