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Weaving

If the crank shaft of a Power loom makes 119.441 revo -lutions a minute, i.e., so many picks or threads what length time must it work succes -sively to produce a piece of clo[th?] 29 years long with 84 pick or threads in 1 inch

29 yds long 37 in [?] 203 87 073 84 picks in 4292 8584 90132 Dividend 119.441) 90132) 754 minutes/[?] 60 ) 754.615 12.34

Ans 12 (h) - 34 (m) - 36 (Tee) .615 60 seconds 36, 900

[?] (Warp) (Weft)

Or

When the Warp and filling are the same it may be worked in one operation by multiplying the count of reed by the picks in 1 inch and the length of the piee and the inches width of them for a dividend tgeb, Multiply the... a divisor and.. will be the ans...

This Indenture made this Seven Seventh day of October in the year of Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four Between James Bryson and Robert Swann overseers of the poor of the township of Liberty in the County Union and State of Indiana of the one part and, William Logan of the County of Franklin and township of Jan [pele?] and state Aforesaid of the other parts Witnesseth that the said overseers have and by these presents do place and bind out Sarah Randels, a poor girl aged nine years three months and twenty eight Days, daughter of Phebe Randels, of said town ship who is unable to support her said child as the said Samuel Randels the father of the said child has absented himself from these parts with out leaving anything to support the said child as an apprentice to the said William Logan to be taught the art trade mystery and occupation of serving and spin ning and housekeeping and to serve the said Logan for the term of eight years eight months and two days from the date of these presents that is to say untill she the sh said papprentice shall arrive to and be of the age of eighteen years which the said overseers are informed and belive will happen on the ninth day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty three if the said Sarah Randels so long lives And the said overseers do by these presents give unto him the said William Logan BOBBY, THIS LOOKS LIKE LAGAN HERE; LET'S CHECK WITH AN EXPERT DLS all the authority power and right to and over the said Sarah Randels and her services during said term which by the laws of this state a master hath to and over a lawfully indentured apprentice. And the said William Logan on his parts in consideration thereof doth promis covenant

Mule skinning

840 yds [hawk?] 36 in one yd ----- 5040 2520 ----- 30240 inches in one [hawk?] 53 No of yarn ----- 90720 151200 ----- 1602720 divisor

1602720) 48480000 (30lb 3 3/4 oz 4808160 ----- [3?]98400 16 oz one lb ----- 2390400 398400 ----- 1602720) 6374400 (3 4808160 ----- 1566240 4 [yrs?] [?] oz ----- 1602720) 6264960 (3 [yrs?] 4808160 ----- 1456800

Weaving

If a [crank?] shaft of a power loom makes 129.818 revolutions or picks a minute what time will be required to work successively to produce a piece of cloth 29 yds long 88 picks in one inch

29 yds length of piece 37 inches hooked for one yd ----- 203 87 ----- 1073 88 picks in one inch ----- 8584 8584 94424 dividend

picks a minit 129818) 84424.00 (727.3567 908726 ----- 355140 259636 ----- 955040 908726 ----- 463140 389454 ----- 736860 649090 ----- 877700 778908 ---- 787920 (minits one hour) 908726 ----- 79794 ----- 60( 727.3567 (12 60 ----- 127 120 ----- 7

Ans 12 h - 7 m

Weaving If the crank shaft of a Power loom makes 119.441 revo -lutions a minute, i.e., so many picks or threads what length time must it work succes -sively to produce a piece of clo[th?] 29 years long, with 84 pick or threads in 1 inch

29 yds long 37 in [?] 203 87 074 84 picks in 4292 8584 90132 Dividend

119.441) 90132.0 (754

minutes, [?] 60 ) 754.615 12.34

Ans 12 (h) - 34 (m) - 36 (tee)

.615 60 seconds 36,900

(?) (Warp) (Weft)

Or

When the Warp and filling are the same it may be worked in one operation by multiplying the count of reed by the picks in 1 inch and the length of the piece and the inches the reed full size of bottom 24 in long will be the ans

yds [hark?] 840 weft [8?] 80 [?] 67200

29.2 length of piece 120 pks in [inch?] 5840 292 3504,0 39 inch wid at reed 315360 105120 waste 1,50 136656,0 2733,12 [ff?] or 67200 39389,1 421, 1/3 [50? 13?] 34400 4989.12 16 oz lb 2993472 498912 79825.92 1 67200 12625 = 1/5 Ans 2^lbs 1 1/3 oz

1344 : 42.25 :: 1560 1560 253500 21125 4225 1344 65910.00 49,04 diam required 5376 12150 12096 5400 5376 24

49,04 diameter required 42,25 diameter of given drum 2 6,79 difference of diameters ^of drums 3,395 or 3, 1/4 in lag required

Speed

If a drum 42 1/4 inches deameter drives the beater of a [blowing?] machine 1344 revolutions per What number of revolutions per minute will the beater of make if driven from a drum 49 1/25 inches diameter 42 1/4 or 42-25: 1344: [:49.04?] or 43 1/25 1344 49.04 5376 120960 5376 4225 [sqrt?] 65909.76 1560 revolutions of beater a minute nearly

Speed If a [pully?] 13 inches diameter drives the main cylindar of a [carding?] engine at the rate of 126 revolutions a minute what diameter must a pully be, to reduce the speed of the cylindar to 112 revolutions

126 revolutions given 13 376 inches diameter of given pully revolutions required 126 112 [sqrt?] 163 14.625 or 14 5/8 inches diameter of pully required 112 518 448 700 672 280 224 560 560

does on his part hereby warrant, promise and agree to teach or cause to be taught the said Christiana Geahring by the [best?] way and means in his power the various branches of household work, and cause her to be taught or instructed at school in reading writing and arithmetic both double rule of [?] so that she shall be able to read and write correctly and compute interests and keep accounts properly if she shall be capable so to learn And he shall [well?] and faithfully fund and provide for said Christiana Geahring good and sufficient meat, drink clothing, lodging and other necessaries for and [?] for her during the term aforesaid & shall give to her when she shall become eighteen years of age good and sufficient clothes for working days and good clothing for Sundays or holy days, and also one good feather [?] and one good cow In testimony whereof the said Jacob Geahring and [?] [M???sean] [?] have hereunto interchangeably put their names and seals signed sealed and delivered in presence of S [Kenth?]

[Raimond?] [Mickersean?] seal Jakob Gearing seal