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The Newport Gazette
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
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Reports from New York in April detail that salt-works in New Jersey, destroyed by British troops, averaged 1000 bushels per week. The salt was excellent but inadequate for summer meat curing, rendering rebel provisions putrid and unusable by soldiers, though suitable for butter.
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We hear the several salt-works, in New-Jersey, before they were destroyed by the King's troops, were, on an average, capable of producing 1000 bushels per week.
Although the salt appeared to be of an excellent quality, yet the beef, pork, hams, &c. which the rebels had attempted to cure with it, were so putrid that the British soldiers could make no use of the variety of these commodities which fell into their hands.
The country people acknowledge, that the salt of their manufacture is insufficient to preserve provisions in the summer season, but observe that it will answer tolerably well for curing butter.
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New Jersey
Event Date
April
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salt-works destroyed by king's troops; rebel-cured beef, pork, hams putrid and unusable by british soldiers.
Event Details
Several salt-works in New Jersey produced on average 1000 bushels per week before destruction by King's troops. Salt was excellent quality but insufficient for preserving provisions in summer, though adequate for curing butter.