1970
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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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Old-Time New England
SC001.1970.060.220.002
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.
Volume 60, Number 220 (Spring, 1970)
Benno M. Forman (Author)
(1970). Old Time New England. Boston, Mass.: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.
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