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Letter to Editor
May 26, 1807
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A letter to Mr. Duane from Livingston County, NY, counters a suggestion to import spring flying shuttles from Europe, stating they are already in use in Blockley township where a woman weaves 60 yards of cloth daily. It predicts that under Jefferson's democratic policy, America will surpass European nations in machinery within five to six years.
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Livingston County, N. Y. March 7.
Mr. Duane,
FROM THE AURORA.
I saw in your paper a recommendation for some citizens to import the spring flying shuttle from Europe: the intention was laudable, but it was not necessary to go to Europe for what we have among us in actual use. Let any one that is curious in matters of this kind, take a walk to Blockley township, and he will see the spring flying shuttle used by a young woman who can weave sixty yards of cloth in a day with it, and can do so for weeks together. If the happy policy of Jefferson and democracy is preserved only five or six years longer, America will neither be the least conspicuous or the least active in the use of machinery : I will venture to say and do not speak lightly nor ignorantly but what I particularly understand, we are likely to outstrip any European nation whatever.
MECHANIC.
Mr. Duane,
FROM THE AURORA.
I saw in your paper a recommendation for some citizens to import the spring flying shuttle from Europe: the intention was laudable, but it was not necessary to go to Europe for what we have among us in actual use. Let any one that is curious in matters of this kind, take a walk to Blockley township, and he will see the spring flying shuttle used by a young woman who can weave sixty yards of cloth in a day with it, and can do so for weeks together. If the happy policy of Jefferson and democracy is preserved only five or six years longer, America will neither be the least conspicuous or the least active in the use of machinery : I will venture to say and do not speak lightly nor ignorantly but what I particularly understand, we are likely to outstrip any European nation whatever.
MECHANIC.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Persuasive
Political
What themes does it cover?
Commerce Trade
Economic Policy
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Flying Shuttle
Weaving Machinery
Jefferson Policy
American Innovation
Blockley Township
Democracy Machinery
What entities or persons were involved?
Mechanic.
Mr. Duane
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Mechanic.
Recipient
Mr. Duane
Main Argument
no need to import spring flying shuttles from europe as they are already in use in america, particularly in blockley township, and under jefferson's democratic policy, america will soon lead the world in machinery innovation.
Notable Details
Young Woman In Blockley Township Weaves 60 Yards Of Cloth Per Day Using The Shuttle
Prediction That America Will Outstrip European Nations In Machinery Within 5 6 Years