A printed circular issued by a committee of the Pennsylvania Society for the Promotion of Manufactures and the Mechanic Arts, dated Philadelphia, May 17, 1832. It calls on supporters of domestic industry to hold public meetings and send memorials to Congress against the proposed tariff bill of Treasury Secretary Louis McLane, arguing it would ruin wool growers, spinners, woollen and carpet manufacturers, and cotton yarn and iron producers. It includes a statement comparing the costs of imported and American wool, a table of New York wool prices, and a long table of current duties versus proposed duties on many goods, including wool, woollens, carpets, cotton yarns and hosiery. The last page is a handwritten address panel from a folded letter.

Type

Ephemera

Date

May 17, 1832

Language

English

Pages

3

Archive notes

From Library of Congress