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Cotton textile industry--United States--History--19th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Farwell's Mills Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2009.143
Scope and Contents Business ledger, 344 pp., recording mainly the payroll for "Labor and Job Work" of Farwell's Mills, Lisbon, Androscoggin County, Maine, from August 1968 to November 1875. The following description was excerpted from the seller's notes: "Detailed breakdown by occupational location or job category, like "Weave room" "warp spinning" or "saw mill and outside." Also documents the full name of each employee, days worked per pay period, daily wages, and amounts due. A large percentage of the...
Dates: 1868-1875