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Daniel Holbrook letter to Thomas Rotch, Derby, April 12th 1810

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Title	Daniel Holbrook letter to Thomas Rotch, Derby, April 12th 1810
Subject	Woolen industry
Place	Derby
Description	Daniel Holbrook requests detailed information about the woolen industry from Thomas Rotch who established his herd of merinos and set up his own business in West Hartford in 1810. This letter serves as a lens into the complexities of establishing the woolen business, providing the reader with an understanding of the needs of small businesses in a new nation on the brink of economic expansion. 7.7" x 12.5" (19.5 by 32cm)
Creator	Holbrook, Daniel
Date of Original	April 12th, 1810
Collection	Thomas and Charity Rotch Papers
Source	A-202-1
Submitting Institution	Massillon Public Library
Rights	Copyright (c) 2004, Massillon Public Library, All rights reserved.
Type	Text
Full Text	A-202-1 Derby April 12th, 1810 Sir From the small but agreeable acquaintance I have had with you and the expressions of friendship I have repeatedly experienced at your house and in the Various Subjects of Conversation which appeared to me to corre spond with your Profession whereby I am Convinced of your reading, to pro- mote laudable Improvements for the benefit of Community & the Independence of our Country and Considering you are uniting Interest and Influence with your Principles to promote the purposes aforesaid particularly in progateing the give& Merino Sheep and the manufactories of Cloths, I am led to ^make the fol lowing information and requests to you- Numbers of the merinoes Sheep which went form Col. Humphrys flock and carried to different parts have lately been purchased again by People in Derby and its Vicinity & brought back at different prices from two to 1500 dollars each. Mr Leman Stone of this Town has lately sold a yearling Ram for 1500 & to several Persons in Company here. He also has a pair of fine twin ram lambs full Blood. My full Blood winters well. I have one ram & two Ewe lambs of 15/16 Blood and seven 7/4 lambs all ewes and others of different grade down to 7/16th. I expect your flock has increased greatly in numbers as well as value since I saw it. I am informed that Col Humphry will not let his full Blood Rams to Common Ewes for 1/2 the lambs but at 6$ each & to 1/2 & 3/4 for of my own half the lambs. I expect to have Ewes^ sufficient for the whole use of my full 131d. I have two 7/8 two years old [illegible] which Mr Wadsworth of Gennesee said was the besty he had seen. he [illegible] the refusal of one of them for 300$ I did not give it. He is said to be the greatest Farmer in the United States. I sold him several of the cross blood rams. My present determination is not to sel any of my ewes nor my 7/8 rams & not to let the rams to Common Ewes for less than 1/2 the increase the next Season. The minds of People here are much engaged in propagating Merinos & improving in Manufactories. A number of Gentlemen proprietors of the Merinos have Met and appointed a Committee to enquire into the expediency & propriety of Establishing Woollen & other Manufactories in the Town of Derby: the prospects of profit & loss from such an Establishment etc and to report to an adjourned Meeting to be held on Thursday the 10th Inst. From the knowledge I have of your woolen experience in fabricating^cloths I presume to request Such information in as you May be pleased to give^Respecting Picking, greasing Cording rope ing & spinning Wool of different kind, & the waste in washing - and the quanti- ty of Wool(in the fleece or cleansed) it will take for a yard of Cloth of different kind, & width when finished - the expense of different machines the quantity of wool worked per day. The number of runs spun & how fine - the number of persons employed to tend them of what age and description & the expense & other things relative thereto necessary for consideration in the subject with your opinion of the expediency of a plan as aforesaid. When I was at Hartford last you mentioned a machine maker his name I do not recollect. Please to request him to inform you or write me his price for the different kind, & whether he can fur nish any of them for the ensueing Season & at what time. I purpose to have my Wool Manufactured this year not far from 500 lb. I have a ginne almost completed and wish to know at what price you will pick [illegible] and cord it for by the W[inter] & also your price for Ropeing that or a larger quan tity & at what time it can be done. Please to excuse my freedom of request and inquiries in this written in haste. Any information from a friend will be highly esteemed. I am yours Sincerely Thomas Rotch A Friend Daniel Holbrook
Format	Letter

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Submitting Institution	Massillon Public Library
Rights	Copyright (c) 2004, Massillon Public Library, All rights reserved.
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