. Essex county, , illustrated . soil and the supportand maintainance which it might bemade to yield. It may verj- readilybe comprehended that theirs wasnot a very fierce struggle, with the rich virgin soil,which to yield its abundant increase, needed butthe asking. But what with the labor of makingtheir clearings, building their dwellings, and doingthe thousand and one things incident to the pursuitof agriculture in a new country, the settlers had notime to think of other labors, much less to bestowupon them. Accordingly, only such industries werethought of as actually pressed themselves u


. Essex county, , illustrated . soil and the supportand maintainance which it might bemade to yield. It may verj- readilybe comprehended that theirs wasnot a very fierce struggle, with the rich virgin soil,which to yield its abundant increase, needed butthe asking. But what with the labor of makingtheir clearings, building their dwellings, and doingthe thousand and one things incident to the pursuitof agriculture in a new country, the settlers had notime to think of other labors, much less to bestowupon them. Accordingly, only such industries werethought of as actually pressed themselves upon theattention of the busy planters. Naturally, the firstof these to reveal its necessity in an isolated farm-ing community, was, when the grain had beengarnered in, a grist mill. Accordingly, we find that at a Town Meetin1668-69. this resolutton was adopted : • Item. The Town saw Cause for the incouragement of anyamongst them that would Build and Maintain a Good Mill, forthe supply of the Town with Good Grinding, To offer and. THE OLD FACTORY WHERE SETH BOYDEN INVENTED ANDFIRST PRODUCED MALLEABLE IRON. j held March 9,


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