The Founding of Paterson as the Intended Manufacturing Metropolis of the United States (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Founding of Paterson as the Intended Manufacturing Metropolis of the United States From the discovery of the New World, America was regarded by Europe as only a producer of precious metals, peltries and raw materials, and a consumer of European manufactures. This idea was sedulously cultivated by the statesmen of Spain, France, Holland and England - which controlled the commerce and the territory of the Western Hemisphere. The Dutch West India Company being granted in 1629 the rule of New Netherlands (New York and New Jersey), enacted: "The Colonies shall not be permitted to make any woolen, linen or cotton cloth, nor weave any other stuffs there, on pain of being banished, and as perjurers to be arbitrarily punished." Thus they were even obliged to send three thousand miles to Holland for every garment they wore. Of course, it was found impracticable to enforce any such oppressive restriction, and in 1640 this prohibition was removed, and the honest Dutch burghers and their sturdy vrouws were at liberty to make and to wear as many pairs of breeches and petticoats as they chose - even a dozen thereof at a time, which the veracious Diedrich Knickerbocker avers was the usual quota. In pursuance of the policy mentioned, in 1719 England actually prohibited artificers or mechanics from going to other countries to follow or teach their trades, under the heaviest penalties. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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