Excerpt from Extracts From the Records of the Burgh of Glasgow, Vol. 6: With Charters and Other Documents; A. D. 1739-59 In his History Of Glasgow, published in 1777, John Gibson says that the trade of Glasgow, which had been in a languishing state, began to revive about the vear 1735, though it was carried on but Slowly for a considerable Space Of time. From the year 1750 the trade to America and every species of Commerce showed an annual increase; and manufactures of almost every description 'were likewise in a fl ...
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Excerpt from Extracts From the Records of the Burgh of Glasgow, Vol. 6: With Charters and Other Documents; A. D. 1739-59 In his History Of Glasgow, published in 1777, John Gibson says that the trade of Glasgow, which had been in a languishing state, began to revive about the vear 1735, though it was carried on but Slowly for a considerable Space Of time. From the year 1750 the trade to America and every species of Commerce showed an annual increase; and manufactures of almost every description 'were likewise in a flourishing con dition. Gibson was-ofiopinion that the commerce to America first suggested the idea of introducing manufactures into Glasgow, pointing out that they only began to be considerable when the legislature, about the time referred to, made special provision for encouraging the manufacture Of linen. By an act of 1748 the importing or weaving of French cambrics was prohibited, and by an act of 1751 weavers in flax or hemp were allowed to settle and to exercise their. Trades anywhere in Scotland free from all corporation dues, while a bounty was given on the export of linen. [going into detail, Gibson gives a long list of articles manufactured in Glasgow with the dates of their introduction, and shows that the value of goods manufactured in 1771 was about half a million pounds sterling. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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