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A Specimen of Cloth manufactured by Col. Humphres

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

December 3, 1808

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 37

Notes:

David Humphreys (1752-1818) was a soldier, author, politician, foreign minister, and entrepreneur. He established the first successful woollen mill factory in America and is considered to be the founder of the woollen industry in America.