Major Documents in American Economic History: From an agrarian to an industrial economy (1785-1900)Louis Morton Hacker Van Nostrand, 1961 V. 1. From an agrarian to an industrial economy (1785-1900)--v. 2. The problems of a world power (the 20th century). |
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... operatives , whose wages are not quoted much prior to 1820 , we find that they were paid 44 cents a day , on the average , between 1820 and 1830 , nearly 90 cents a day from 1830 to 1840 . This wage held , with slight increase , to 1850 ...
... operatives , whose wages are not quoted much prior to 1820 , we find that they were paid 44 cents a day , on the average , between 1820 and 1830 , nearly 90 cents a day from 1830 to 1840 . This wage held , with slight increase , to 1850 ...
Page 178
... operatives $ 1.03 , woolen - mill operatives 87.3 cents , glassmakers $ 2.96 , and millwrights $ 1.66 . The wages in all of these occupations , with the exception of woolen - mill operatives , show an advance over 1830. The percentage ...
... operatives $ 1.03 , woolen - mill operatives 87.3 cents , glassmakers $ 2.96 , and millwrights $ 1.66 . The wages in all of these occupations , with the exception of woolen - mill operatives , show an advance over 1830. The percentage ...
Page 183
... operatives formerly required is now in employment . In the days of the single- spindle hand - wheel , one spinner , working fifty - six hours continuously , could spin five hanks of number thirty - two twist . At the present time , with ...
... operatives formerly required is now in employment . In the days of the single- spindle hand - wheel , one spinner , working fifty - six hours continuously , could spin five hanks of number thirty - two twist . At the present time , with ...
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Economic Provisions of the Constitution of the United States | 7 |
The Land Ordinance of May 20 1785 | 11 |
The Tariff and Tonnage Acts of July 4 and July 20 1789 | 15 |
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