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A LETTER ON THE 



MANUFACTURE of MAPLE SUGAR, 



ADDRESSED TO THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 By THE Honorable JUDGE COOPER, Esckjire. 



T AM happy that I have it in my power to fubmit to the 

 •*- confideration of this fociety, my colle6ted indeas on the 

 vaft importance of facihtating the manufaftory of fugar within 

 this State. I fohcit that thofe here collefted for the purpofe 

 of difFufing ufeful knowledge will not criticife on the mode in 

 which I bring forward my meaning, but to hear, v/ith a degree 

 of patience, the enquiries obtained by the dint of indullry and 

 experience, of the vaft importance of the fugar tree of America. 



In all focieties like this, it is too frequent that its members 

 (for the fake of doing) call the attention of each other to 

 objefts fomething like that of refining on common fenfe; 

 whereas the real utility of our inftitution is to correal errors 

 now in praftice, and deliver to the public rational principles 

 for common ufe. 



To make it appear that the importation of fugar from tl^ 

 Weft-India iflands can be difpenfed with, and an ample fupply 

 for the confumption of the United States, manufactured from 

 the juice of this invaluable tree, is the bufmefs now before you. 



