Other --ie later--censuses gave instructions on what was to be  
included and how. If the instructions to the census marshals exist  
for the 1810 census, that would be the place to look. It might be  
found in gov't documents from the census bureau. Mick Nicholls
On Nov 13, 2008, at 4:23 PM, Judith Bailey Gabor wrote:

> Many thanks to those of you, Pat, Brent, Doug, who responded to my
> question re the 1810 census and I shall follow up on the suggestions.
>
> To refresh, here is my original post:
>           The (probably just some) 1810 federal census has a column  
> for
> quantity of cloth.  What was the unit of measure?  Would this be the
> quantity of cloth made in the household?
>             Would this be all cloth or just certain fabrics?
>
> I must admit that I first came across this column in the 1810  
> Granville
> Co NC census and should have first queried an N.C. list.
>
> In that census, one family member had 100 "quantity of cloth" and 1  
> loom
> while another had 350 "quantity of cloth."
>
> This or a similar question seems to have been asked on the 1810 Brooke
> Co W/VA census.
>
> Thanks again, Judy Gabor
>
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