98 SHEEP INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES 



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have had one, while every family had its loom and every woman was a 

 weaver ; there were also many weavers who wove on their hand-looms 

 for the public, and some who traveled about from house to house plying 

 their trade. 



William B. Weeden, in his Economic and Social History of New 

 England, gives the inventory of the estate of John Cornish, of Boston, 

 indicating him to have been the pioneer of the worsted combing and 

 weaving industry in the New World, with a mill fitted up quite complete 

 for the tirne,1695-'96. 



An inventory of the estate of John Cornish, late of Boston, in New England, deceased, 

 taken the 2d day of March, 1695-^96. 



Imprimis. & s. 



40 pounds of worsted, at 3s. 9d 7 10 



56 pounds of white yarne, at Is. 3d 3 10 



54 pounds of coverlet yarne, at Is. Id 2 14 



54 pounds of mixed colored combed wool, at 2s. 9d 7 08 



6 pounds of blue combed wool, at 2s. 9^ 16 



62 pounds of white combed wool, at 2s 6 04 



8 pounds of blue combed wool, wanting cleaning, at 2s. Qd 1 00 



279 pounds of draw white wool, at Is. 9^ 24 08 



36 pounds of course refuse wool, at 5d 15 



A parcel of pinion and course wool . . 15 



82 pounds of copperas, at 2d 13 



34 pounds of galls, at ISd 2 11 



70 pounds of redwood, at Is . . 310 



60 pounds of potash, at 6d 1 10 



35 pounds of madder, at Is 1 15 



230 pounds of fustick, at 18s 2 13 



4 looms and tackling 8 00 



2 pair of combs, 1 wrinch, warping bar, and scame .' 2 10 



2 furnaces 16 00 



1 horse, 1 cart, and the tackle to it 7 00 



2 saddles and bridles 1 10 



A case of pistols, holsters, 1 gun, and 3 swords 5 00 



2 pieces of serge, containing 45 yards per piece, 40 yards, woven 8 10 



149 yards of serge, at 3s. Qd per yard 26 01 



40 pounds pewter, at 12d! 2 00 



1 piece of kersey, 26 yards, at 3s. Orf. yard 4 n 



4 beds, bolsters, and pillows 8 00 



3 pair of curtains 3 00 



3 bedsteads 1 00 



10 pairs of sheets 3 00 



1 jack, 2 pits, 1 pair andirons, fire shovel, tongs, and 2 trammels 3 00 



2 pots, 2 kettles, and 1 skillet 2 00 



1 case of drawers, 3 trunks, 1 chest, 2 tables, cradle, 12 chairs, napkins, etc 5 00 



Books 10 



Barrels, tubs, and lumber 06 



2 pairs of scales 16 



His wearing apparel 15 00 



One fulling mill, house, and land to thorn 60 00 



Total 247 13 



