Mill Sawing in Seventeenth-Century Massachusetts

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Date

1970

GUSN

GUSN-169790

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The General Court of Massachusetts Bay Company awarded the first patent for a sawmill in America to Joseph Jenkins of Saugus, Mass., on May 6, 1646. So began a prosperous enterprise, a practical way to support the young colonies. Benno M. Forman follows the development of mill sawing in 17th-century Massachusetts.

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Additional Identification Number

Article ID 171

Collection Code

SC001

Collection Name

Old-Time New England

Reference Code

SC001.1970.060.220.002

Abstract

The General Court of Massachusetts Bay Company awarded the first patent for a sawmill in America to Joseph Jenkins of Saugus, Mass., on May 6, 1646. So began a prosperous enterprise, a practical way to support the young colonies. Benno M. Forman follows the development of mill sawing in 17th-century Massachusetts.

Date Notes

Volume 60, Number 220 (Spring, 1970)

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Benno M. Forman (Author)

Publications Referencing This Collection

(1970). Old Time New England. Boston, Mass.: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.

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Item

Place of Publication

Boston, Mass.

Publisher

Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities

Publisher Series

Old Time New England