. A brief history of the United States . 1763-] DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH COLONIES. 93 utensils, and the coarser kinds of cutlery were made to some weaving had been introduced. Most thrifty people, however,dressed in homespun It is said of Mrs. Washington that she kepirunning sixteen spinning-wheels. Commerce had steadily increased—principally, however, as coast trade, in consequence of the oppressivelaws of Great Britain. The daring fishermen of New England alreadypushed their whaling crafts far into the icy regions of the north. Moneywas for many years very scarce. In 1035 musket-b
. A brief history of the United States . 1763-] DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH COLONIES. 93 utensils, and the coarser kinds of cutlery were made to some weaving had been introduced. Most thrifty people, however,dressed in homespun It is said of Mrs. Washington that she kepirunning sixteen spinning-wheels. Commerce had steadily increased—principally, however, as coast trade, in consequence of the oppressivelaws of Great Britain. The daring fishermen of New England alreadypushed their whaling crafts far into the icy regions of the north. Moneywas for many years very scarce. In 1035 musket-bullets were made topass in place of farthings, the law providing that not more than twelveshould be given in one THE WOOLEN SPINNING-WHEEL. The first printing-press was set up at Cambridge, in 1639. Most ofthe books of that day were collections of sermons. The first permanentnewspaper. The Boston News Letter, was published in 1704. In 1750there were only seven newspapers. The Federal Orrery, the first dailypaper, was not issued till 1792. There was a public library in NewYork, from which books were loaned at four and a half pence per week. The usual mode of travel was on foot or horseback. People journeyedlargely by means of coasting sloops. The trip from New York to Phil-adelphia occupied three days if the wind was fair. There was a wagonrunning bi-weekly from New York across New Jersey. Conveyanceswere put on in 1766, which made the unprecedented time of two daysfrom New York to Philadelphia. They were, therefore, termed flying machines. 94 EPOCH II, [1763. The first stage route was between Providence and Boston, taking twodays for the trip. A post-office system had been effected by the com-bi
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