American Manufactures. An Adjourned Meeting of the Citizens of the City of Philadelphia, Friendly to American Manufactures was held in the county court house, on Saturday the 2d of October, 1819.
Philadelphia: n.p., 1819. 8 pp. 8vo. Self wrappers. First edition. Fragile, first and last leaves detached, edge wear & tears at the folds, light soiling, still good. Kress C381. Not in American Imprints. Item #46069
The report contains the committee's findings on Philadelphia manufactures in 1814, 1816, and 1819 which notes its importance:
"Although they made report in part, on the 4th ult. containing a statement of the situation of seventeen branches, they judge it proper to present their fellow citizens with a connected view of the whole together ; so as to enable them to form a correct estimate on a subject of immense importance not merely to the welfare of this community, but to the wealth, power, and resources of our common country ; which never can be really independent, while it continues to buy more than it sells — paralizes the industry of its citizens, neglects its domestic manufactures, and supports those of foreign nations."
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