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"not so good success. You see by
"this account that I made 33 {hundredweight} Silk. This
"is an article which deserves more attention
"than has been given it either by the
"Inhabitants of this province or in
"encouragment from the mother country
"the number of hands that made this
"33 {hundredweight} silk was but eleven which is 3 {hundredweight}
"a head. This appears to be a very con=
"=siderable object among them were four of
"my children (who did it by way of
"amusment and indeed a very rational one it
"is) and three women they did not employ
"Seven weeks in it and I nead not tell
"you that in this business it is but a part
"of the day that is employed Georgia
"has proportioned to its inhabitants made

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