INDUSTRIAL - HANCOCK, JOHN] TOWNSEND, DAVID. Principles and observations applied to the manufacture and inspection of pot and pearl... . Boston: Isaiah Thomas & Ebenzer T. Andrews, 1793. In original signatures, stab-stitched at spine. 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches; 48 pp, collating [A]^(4) B-F^(4). A few tears with losses, on the margin of the title and final two leaves, not affecting the text; Together with Townsend's archive of papers relating to his publication, including a true copy (so marked) of an Act by the Government of Massachusetts appointing an inspector of Pot and Pearl Ash, dated 1793; a second true copy with John Hancock's signature as governor; the deposition of title (with waifer seal) of the application for copyright of Townsend's 1793 book; two documents dated 1791 pertaining to Townsend's initial appointment by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as an inspector of Pearl and Pot Ash; a 1796 letter congratulating Townsend on his work; also a fragmentary document pertaining to Townsend's inspectorship. Most of the documents with some degree of wear, brittleness. A very unusual archive. The potash industry was an important one in Colonial America, and there were numerous asheries. Potash was used for soapmaking, in glassmaking and a wide range of other industries. C
INDUSTRIAL - HANCOCK, JOHN] TOWNSEND, DAVID. Principles and observations applied to the manufacture and inspection of pot and pearl... . Boston: Isaiah Thomas & Ebenzer T. Andrews, 1793. In original signatures, stab-stitched at spine. 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches; 48 pp, collating [A]^(4) B-F^(4). A few tears with losses, on the margin of the title and final two leaves, not affecting the text; Together with Townsend's archive of papers relating to his publication, including a true copy (so marked) of an Act by the Government of Massachusetts appointing an inspector of Pot and Pearl Ash, dated 1793; a second true copy with John Hancock's signature as governor; the deposition of title (with waifer seal) of the application for copyright of Townsend's 1793 book; two documents dated 1791 pertaining to Townsend's initial appointment by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as an inspector of Pearl and Pot Ash; a 1796 letter congratulating Townsend on his work; also a fragmentary document pertaining to Townsend's inspectorship. Most of the documents with some degree of wear, brittleness. A very unusual archive. The potash industry was an important one in Colonial America, and there were numerous asheries. Potash was used for soapmaking, in glassmaking and a wide range of other industries. C
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