The following Census Bureau website
http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/1810.htm includes
downloadable zip files of the manufacturing statistical reports from the
1810 U.S. census, including
A statement of the arts and manufactures of the United States of
America, for the year 1810... (32.3 MB), and
A Series of Tables of Several Branches of American Manufacturers of
Every County in the Union so far as they are returned in the reports of
the Marshals, and of the secretaries and of their respective assistants,
in the autumn of the year 1810: Together with returns of certain
doubtful Goods, Productions of the Soil and agricultural stock, so far
as they have been received. (24.0 MB).
It should summarize and explain every question that was asked on that
census.
Hope this helps.
Donald L. Wilson, Virginiana Librarian,
Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center
for Genealogy and Local History (RELIC),
Prince William Public Library System,
Bull Run Regional Library,
8051 Ashton Avenue, Manassas, VA 20110-2892
703-792-4540 www.pwcgov.org/library/relic
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From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Judith Bailey Gabor
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 6:24 PM
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Subject: 1810 census quantity of cloth
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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