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Show 5 PAPERMAKIN BY HAN IN AMERIC in the Colony of Virginia, and the buflding of the mill wascommence ona branch of Archer's Hop Creek in James City County, south o ‘Willfamsburg. The length of time that Shiitzand his workers rematne Franklin's customary price was one and one half pence a pound. Contemporary records show that rags were transported fn hogsheads an not in bales, a custom that developed later. Inall, about 10,000 pound of linen and cotton rags were furnished the Virginfa mill by Benjami Frankltn's Philadelphfa office e carefully itemized ledgersand journals from Franklin's establishmentalsoshowthat he forwarded substantfal quantities of "English an Dutch milled board" to the Virginta mill. This wasa glazed, hard fibr materfal between single sheets of which the writing paper, and some o the printing paper, was pressed after t had been dried and sized. Severa Digitalimag © 2004 Marriott Library, Universiy of Utah. All ights reserved |