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Valuation Committee, Dec. 25th, 1840.

Ordered, That the several Reports of the County Delegations on the value of , , and other Machinery, be printed for the use of the Committee.

Attest—

CHAS. CALHOUN, Clerk. \

je !of COUNTY OF ESSEX.

In Andover, 7 Woolen Fac. with 12.961 spind. at $20 pr sp. $259,220 t t it tt tt tt “ Haverhill, 1 1,290 at 20 25,800 it I f it tt

COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX. In Lowell, 26 Cotton Fac. 168,622 spind. at $22 pr sp. $3,709,684 Hopkinton, 3 tt tt 3,276 tt at 8 tt 26,208 Newton, 2 tt tt 5,712 t t at 11 tt 62,832 Shirley, 3 tt tt 2,268 it at 8 tt 18,144 Townsend, 1 tt tt 226 tt at 8 it 1,808 Waltham, 3 it tt 11,488 tt at 15 tt 172,320 Watertown, 1 tt tt 704 tt at 11 tt 7,744 Weston, 1 tt tt 512 t t at 10 tt 5,120 4

In Lowell, 7 Woolen Factories, 6,960 spind. at $30 pr sp, $208,800 “ B illerica, 2 1 “ 1,176 “ at 12 “ 14,112 “ Chelmsford, 1 « “ 892 “ at 14 “ 12,488 “ Concord, 1 1 “ 752 “ at 12 . '? 9,024 “ Dracult, 1 “ “ 1,900 “ at 13 “ 24,700 “ Framingham ,4 « “ 5,500 “ at 18 1 99,000 tl Holliston, 1 » “ 391 “ at 11 “ 4,301 “ Shirley, 1 “ “ 64 “ at 12 “ 768 “ Slow, 2 “ “ 1,350 » at 14 “ 18,900 ** Lowell, 2 Printing Works, 200,000 “ Watertown, 1 § tl 12,000 “ IF. Cambridge, 1 “ tt 5,000 “ Lowell, 1 Card Factory, 20 machines, 5,000 “ IF. Cambridge, 2 “ “ $5,000 each, 10,000 “ Framingham,,1 Paper Mill, with 3 engines and Fourd. mach. 11,000 U " tt 1 “ (C it £ a and cylinder “ 7,000 “ Groton, 1 “ C6 t< 4 it and Fourd. “ 10,000 u Lowell, 1 “ U *6 4 and cylinder “ 7,000 “ Natick, 1 “ u it 4 « 15,000 M Newton, 1 “ p U Q tt and 2 Fourd. “ 35,000 tt «6 1 “ ii ti Q it and 1 Fourd. and 2 cylind. “ 20,000 tt tt 1 “ a 1 2 1 and cylinder “ 3,500 tt U 1 “ it U 2 “ and “ “ 3,500 “ Shirley, 1 “ 6( <6 3 « and “ “ 4,000 “ Sudbury, 1 “ (i tt 4 it and Fourd. “ 9,000 “ Pepper ell, 1 S U a 3 cc and cylinder “ 3,000 (l U i’1. 1 “ U tt 4 u and “ “ 7,000 <1 « 1 “ ce h h and “ “ 11,000 “ Watertown, 1 “ it tt 3 tt and “ “ 8,000 “ Waltham, 1 “ et burnt down, power and privilege,t 2,000

COUNTY OF WORCESTER Ashburnham, 1 Cotton Mill, 768 spindles, a $7, $5,376 Athol, ' 1 “ without machinery, 2,400 1 Paper Mill, 3,400 Auburn, 2 Woolen Mills, without machinery, 10,000 1 Paper Mill, 1,200 B arre, 1 Cotton Mill, 2,500 spindles, a 7, 17,500 1 Woolen Mill, 769 spindles, a 15, 11,535 5

Charlton, 1 Thread Mill, 652 spindles, a 3 50, 2,282 D ouglas, 2 Cotton Mills, 4,000 spindles, a 7, 28,000 D udley, 1 Woolen Mill, 570 spindles, a 12, 6,840 2 “ 885 spindles, a 16, 14,160 2 “ 1,290 spindles, a 18, 23,220 Fitchburg, 1 “ 480 spindles, a 17, 8,160 1 “ 850 spindles, a 18, 15,300 i 318 spindles, a 16, 5,088 1 Cotton Mill, 1,880 spindles, a 8, 15,040 1 “ 860 spindles, a 10, 8,600 i 360 spindles, a 5, 11,580 i 480 spindles, a 3, 1,440 £ “ machinery, 1,000 1 Paper Mill, 3,500 1 “ 4,000 1 “ 4,500 Hardwick, 1 “ with Fourdrinier machine, 5,500 Harvard, 1 “ 3,000 1 “ 3,000 1 “ 1,200 Holden, 1 Cotton Mill, 1,790 spindles, a 6, 11,740 1 “ 1,400 spindles, a 6, 8,400 1 | 1,600 spindles, a 8, 12,800 1 “ 1,400 spindles, a 6, 8,400 1 “ 284 spindles, a 6, 1,704 1 Woolen Mill, 300 spindles, a 12, 3,600 i m 180 spindles, a 14, 2,520 Grafton, 1 Cotton Mill, 3,680 spindles, a 10, 36,800 1 “ 3,200 spindles, a 11, 35,200 1 “ 1,225 spindles, a 7 50, 9,187 1 “ 2,300 spindles, a 10, 23,000 1 “ 1,214 spindles, a 11, 13,354 1 Woolen Mill, 900 spindles, a 18, 16,200 L eicester, 1 “ 1,070 spindles, a 18, 19,260 1 “ 560 spindles, a 24, 13,440 1 “ 130 spindles, a 16, 2,080 1 “ 240 spindles, a 18, 4,320 1 “ 1,070 spindles, a 18, 19,260 1 Card Factory, 1,425 1 “ 1,570 6

L eicester, 1 Card Factory, $640 1 “ 5,200 1 “ 175 Leominster, 3 Paper Mills, 15,000 Lancaster, 1 Cotton Mill, 6,500 1 “ 6,000 1 “ no looms, 1,500 1 Woolen Mill, 2,000 Mendon, 1 Cotton Mill, 576 spindles, a 3, 1,728 1 “ no machinery, 1,200 1 “ no looms, 256 spindles, a 10, 2,560 1 “ 552 spindles, a 10, 5,520 Cotton machinery, 664 spindles, a 5, 3,320 1 Cotton Mill, 15,000 spindles, a 9, 135,000 1 Woolen Mill, 500 spindles, a 12, 6,000 1 510 spindles, a 10, 5,100 1 Satinet “ 1,080 spindles, a 10, 10,800 1 Woolen“ 560 spindles, a 12, 6,720 1 Satinet “ 984 spindles, a 7, 6,888 1 Woolen Mill, 1,608 spindles, a 6, 9,648 1 Card Manufactory, 800 1 “ 800 1 “ 800 1 800 1 800 M ilford, 1 Woolen Mill, 600 spindles, a 11, 6,600 Norihboro', 1 Cotton Mill, 1,024 spindles, a 11, 11,264 1 “ 1,132 spindles, a 8, 9,056 Northlridge, 2 “ 3,300 spindles, a 7, 23,100 1 1,200 spindles, a 8, 9,600 1 “ 2,700 spindles, a 8, 21,600 1 Woolen Mill, 900 spindles, a 8, 7,200 N.Brookfield, 1 “ 144 spindles, a 12, 1,728 , 1 | 900 spindles, a 18, 16,200 1 Satinet Mill, 282 spindles, a 14, 3,948 1 Woolen Mill,—•no machinery, 10,000 1 | (l 10,000 1 Thread Mill, 1,720 spindles, a 6, 10,320 1 Cotton Mill, 1,876 spindles, a 7, 13,132 1 1,124 spindles, a 8, 8,992 7

Oxford, Lot of machinery, 128 spindles, a $3, $384 Lot of Woolen do. 750 spindles, a 5, 3,750 Petersham, 1 Cotton Mill,—-no machinery, 600 Phillipston, 1 Woolen Mill, 230 spindles, a 12, 2,760 1 Cotton Mill, 1,500 spindles, a 6, 9,000 Princeton, 1 I no return of 1839, 1,000 Royalston, 1 Woolen Mill, 1,114 spindles, a 10, 11,140 1 “ 140 spindles, a 8, 1,120 Rutland, 1 « 120 spindles, a 10, 1,200 Southboro', 1 Woolen Mill, 80 spindles, a 20, 1,600 1 James Rice, 60 spindles, 700 Spencer, 1 Woolen Mill,-—no machinery, 1,000 Sturbridge, 1 Cotton Mill,—-no machinery, 1,000 1 Batting Mill, 250 2 Cotton Mills, 7,936 spindles, a 9, 71,424 2 1,892 spindles, a 8, 15,136 1 “ 500 spindles, a 3, 1,500 Southbridge, 1 Woolen Mill, 2,400 spindles, a 24, 57,600 1 Cotton Mill, 2,688 spindles, a 10, 26,880 1 “ 3,180 spindles, a 8, 25,440 1 3,712 spindles, a 5, 18,560 1 “ 1,628 spindles, a 6, 9,768 1 Woolen Mill,-—valued 3,000 1 Cotton Mill, 600 spindles, a 5, 3,000 Templeton, 1 Woolen Mill, 1,386 spindles, a 15, 20,790 Sutton, 1 Cotton Mill, 3,772 spindles, all, 41,492 3 5,218 spindles, a 9, 46,962 1 Woolen Mill, 495 spindles, a 12, 5,940 1 “ 450 spindles, a 12, 5,400 TJpton, 1 “ 360 spindles, a 12, 4,320 W arren, 1 Cotton Mill, 1,204 spindles, a 6, 7,224 1 Woolen Mill, 140 spindles, a 12, 1,680 Uxbridge, 1 Satinet Mill, 690 spindles, a 14, 9,660 1 Woolen Mill, 300 spindles, a 15, 4,500 2 Cotton Mills, 8,000 spindles, a 10, 80,000 1 Satinet Mill, 1,020 spindles, a 12, 12,240 1 Woolen Mill, 294 spindles, a 15, 4,410 1 “ 488 spindles, a 15, 7,320 W. B oylston, 2 Cotton Mills, 3,300 spindles, a 8, 26,400 2 3,552 spindles, a 8, 28,416 8

W. Boylston, 1 Cotton Mill, 900 spindles, a $9, $8,100 1 if 432 spindles, a 9, 3,888 1 it 360 spindles, a 10, 3,600 1 it 256 spindles, a 7, 1,792 Webster, 1 it 2,304 spindles, a 6, 13,824 2 it 4,092 spindles, a 10, 40,920 2 <1 2,556 spindles, a 8, 20,448 2 Woolen Mills, 1,320 spindles, a 19, 25,080 Winchendon, 1 li 720 spindles, a 16, 11,520 1 Cotton Mill, 3,354 spindles, a 8, 26,832 W orcester, 1 Woolen Mill, 360 spindles, a 12, 4,320 1 Cotton Mill, 1,200 spindles, a 8, [9,600 Woolen machinery, 210 spindles, a 12, 2,520 Cotton machinery, 1,176 spindles, a 3, 3,528 1 Woolen Mill, 390 spindles, a 20, 7,800 1 Satinet Mill, 450 spindles, a 12, 5,400 1 Woolen Mill, 120 spindles, a 13, 1,560 1 ft 120 spindles, a 12, 1,440 1 ft no machinery, 1,000 1 if ft ft 1,200 1 Cotton Mill, 1,488 spindles, a 8, 11,904 1 tf no machinery, 1,800 1 Paper Mill, 1,800 1 ft 13,100 M illbury, 1 Woolen Mill, 840 spindles, a 12, 10,080 1 ft 480 spindles, a 20, 9,600 I ft 720 spindles, a 15, 10,800 1 ft no machinery, 7,500 1 Cotton Mill, 1,840 spindles, a 5, 9,200 1 ft 1,148 spindles, a 4, 4,592 1 ft 1,024 spindles, a 5, 5,120 I Satinet Mill, no machinery, 2,000 Machinery in Paper' Mill, 6,000 1 Paper Mill, 3,000

COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE. In Amherst, 3 Woolen Factories, 1,048 spindles, a $9 per sp. $9,432 1 Paper Mill, with 2 engines, 1 cylinder machine, 3,500 1 « 1 “ 1 “ 2,500 9

Selchertown, 1 Cotton Batting Factory, 84 spindles, a $6, $504 Cummington, 1 Cotton Factory, 600 spindles, a $3, 1,800 3 small Woolen do. 570 “ a 6, 3,420 Easthampton, 2 “ “ Factory Buildings, no spindles or looms returned,—not in operation, 800 Enfield, 2 Cotton Factories, no looms, 640 spindles, a $7, 4,480 1 Woolen “ satinet, 646 “ a 8, 5,168 1 Card H 30 machines, 7.500 Granby, 2 Woolen “ satinet, 454 spindles, a 10, 4,540 H adley, 1 Card “ 3 machines, 750 1 Wire “ small, 1,250 Middlefield, 2 Woolen “ 830 spindles, a 10, 8,300 Northampton, 3 “ “ 1,500 “ a $13 per spind. 19,500 1 Satinet I 150 “ a 7, 1,050 1 “ (failed,) 1.500 1 Paper Mill, 7 engines, 1 cylinder machine, and 1 steam drier, 13.000 1 2 “ and 1 cylinder machine, 3.500 1 I 1 1 2,100 Norwich, 1 Cotton Factory, 91 spindles, a $7, 637 Plainfield, 3 small Woolen Factories, 288 “ a 6, 1,728 Southampton, 1 “ 90 “ a 7, 630 S. Hadley, 2 Woolen Factories, (satinet, 1 not used,) 608 spindles, a $6, 3,648 1 small Pearl Button Factory, 500 1 Paper Mill, 12 engines, 2 cylinder machines, 17.000 1 “ 8 “ 2 1 13.000 1 “ 2 “ 1 “ “ 3.500 Ware, 2 Cotton Factories, 7,056 spindles, a $10, 70,560 1 Woolen “ 1,600 “ (not used,) a 8, 12,800 WilliamsVg, 4 small Woolen Factories, 580 spindles, a 10, 5,800 1 Button Factory, 5,000 1 Pen 500 G reenwich, 1 Scythe “ 2,400 1 small Woolen Factory, 600

COUNTY OF HAMPDEN. B landford, 2 Woolen Factories, 240 spindles, a $10 pr sp. 2,400 1 Paper Mill, 2,500 2 10

Brimfield, 1 Cotton Factory, 1,332 spindles, a $8 ]pr sp. $10,656 Chester, 3 “ “ 1,812 “ a 8 a 14,496 Holland, 2 “ “ 1,682 “ a 10 a 16,820 Ludlow, 2 fi “ 8,088 “ a 12 a 97,056 Monson, 2 “ 3,304 jjj a 10 a 33,040 3 Woolen “ 1,406 “ a 10 a 14,060 Palmer, 2 Cotton “ 22,520 SI a 12 a 270,240 1 Woolen “ 580 “ a 7 a 4,060 Russell, 1 Cotton “ 80 “ a 6 a 480 Springfield, 8 “ “ 41,968 “ a 16 a 671,488 1 Woolen 360 “ a 15 a 5,400 4 Paper Mills, 34,800 2 Card Factories, 38 machines, a 250, 9,500 Wales, 1 Woolen Factory, 432 tspindles, a 15 tt 6,480 W estfield, 2 Paper Mills, at $3,500, 7,000 W. Springfield, 1 Cotton Factory, 3,420 “ a 12 it 41,040 if 2 Woolen “ 228 “ a 10 2,280 1 Paper Mill, 8,500

COUNTY OF FRANKLIN.

Coleraine, 1 Cotton Factory, 4,500 spindles, a $3 50, 15,750 tt tt 1 1,149 “ a 6J, 7,277 1 <( tt Conway, 2 1,624 “ a 8, 12,992 1 Woolen “ 486 “ a 15, 7,290 Ashfield, 1 ...it « 120 “ a 8, 960 a it E niing, 1 240 “ a 10, 2,400 it it Greenfield, 1 1,500 “ a 15, 22,500 tt it Leverett, 1 120 “ a 7, 840 a it Rowe, 1 240 “ a 15, 3,600 Shelburne, 1 : it. M 160 “ a 10, 1,600 Warwick, 1 tt a 120 ” a 7, 840 a a Whately, 3 548 “ a 12, 6,576

COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE. Adams, 13 Cotton Mills, 16,736 spindles, at $5, 83,680 Note.—1 Cotton Mill recently burned, with (esti- mated) 1,620 spindles deducted. 4 Woolen Mills, 1,866 spindles, at $8J, 15,861 11

Cheshire, 1 Cotton Mill, 1,000 Íspindles, a <15, $5,000 Dalton, 2 Woolen “ 1,344 ft a 10, 13,440 Egremont, j tt it 160 tt a ■7, 1,120 Hancock, 1 Cotton “ 720 tt a 5, 3,600 2 Woolen “ 360 tt a 8, 2,880 Hinsdale, 2 “ “ 990 tt a 8, 7,920 Lee, 1 Cotton “ 888 tt a 5, 4,440 New Marlboro' ,1 Woolen “ 80 “ 2 looms, a 7, 560 Otis, ^ ft it 72 . no l’ms, a 3, 216 Pittsfield, 2 “ “ 1,500 tt a 6, 9,000 6 Woolen “ 2,590 tt a 9, 23,310 G. Barrington, 4 Cotton “ 6,020 tt a 5£, 33,110 2 Woolen “ 999 it a 8*. 8,492 Sandisfield, 2 <( tt 104 tt a 8, 832 Stockbridge, 2 Cotton “ 3,780 it a 6, 22,680 2 Woolen “ 1,530 tt a 81, 13,005 Williamstown, 2 Cotton “ 1,790 tt a 6, 10,740 1 Woolen “ 216 it a 8, 1,728 Adams, 2 Bleacheries and Print Works, a 11,575 Lee, 16 Paper Mills :—

F o u rd ri- C y lin d e r S te a m F ir e D ry­ W a te r N o. E n g in e. Value. nier value. v a lu e . D ryer v a l. e r v a lu e . v a lu e . T o ta l.

1 3 4,000j - 300 400 300 $5,000 1 3 4,000 - 300 -- 300 4,600 1 2 3,000 - 300 - 400 200 3,900 1 2 3,000 - 300 -- 200 3,500 1 2 3,000 - 300 1,000 - 200 4,500 1 1 2,000 - 300 - - 100 2,400 1 3 4,000 - 300 - - 300 4,600 1 2 3,000 - 300 -- 200 3,500 1 6 7,000 1,200 .- 400 600 9,200 1 3 4,000| - 300 1,000 - 200 5,500 1 2 3,000 - 300 - 400 200 3,900 1 2 3,000 - 300 . 400 200 3,900 1 2 3,000| - 300 1,000 - 200 4,500 1 2 3,000 - -- - 200 3,200 U 4 5,000| - j 300 1,000 700 11,000 u 3 4,000 - \ $72,200

Dalton, 2 Paper Mills, 12,000 12

New M arlborough, 1 Paper Mill, $6,000 Note.—2 mills returned in New Marlborough, one probably by mistake. Tyringham, 1 Paper Mill, 3,000

COUNTY OP NOKFOLK.

Bellingham, 2 Cotton Factories, 2,072 spindles, a $9, $18,648 B raintree, 1 “ U 1,000 il a 9, 9,000 Canton, 3 1 gg 1,760 it a 9, 15,840 Dedham, 2 | tt 4,054 it a 12, 48,648 Dorchester, 2 “ it 4,500 u a 12, 54,000 Foxborough, 3 “ a 1,816 it a 8, 14,528 Franklin, 6 | if 3,578 it a 9, 32,202 M edway, 7 “ u 3,784 a a 9, 34,056 Needham, 1 | tt 1,700 tt a 11, 18,700 Sharon, 3 “ it 1,272 tt a 9, 11,448 Stoughton, 3 “ tt 566 tt a 8, 4,608 Walpole, 5 1 if 1,744 tt a 9, 15,696 Wrentham, 7 “ ft 2,785 tt a 9, 25,056 Bellingham, 1 Woolen ft 520 tt a 14, 7,280 B raintree, 1 Satinet it 150 tt a 14, 2,100 Canton, 2 Woolen (i 2,085 tt a 18, 38,700 Dedham, 3 tt 1,400 tt a 20, 28,000 Foxborough, 2 Satinet it 576 tt a 14, 8,064 M edway, 1 Woolen it 288 tt all, 3,168 Sharon, 1 (i 165 tt a 14, 2,310 Stoughton, 1 Satinet it 390 tt a 16, 6,240 W alpole, 4 Woolen it 1,270 tt a 16, 20,320 Wrentham, 1 t< 60 tt a 20, 1,200 B raintree, 2 Paper Mills, 15,000 Dedham, 2£ “ $6,400 each, 16,000 Dorchester, 4 it a 5,750 it. 23,000 M ilton, 2 “ “ 8,500 it 17,000 it Needham, 6 “ " 6,500 39,000 W alpole, 2£ » “ 17,700 1 Factory, 200 Spindles, a $8, 1,600 Needham, 1 Printing Work, 700 13

COUNTY OF BRISTOL.

Fall River, 10 Cotton Fac. 30,730 spindles a $18 pr sp. $553,140 Taunton, 7 tt tt 21,376 it a 15 tt 320,640 Pawtucket, 6 tt (( 15,418 ft a 15 tt 231,270 Attleborough, 7 ft tt 10,888 tt a 12 tt 130,656 D ighton, 2 ft tt 3,460 ft a 12 it 41,568 Fairhaven, 2 it it 1,752 tt a 12 tt 41,024 W estport, 1 it tt 3,800 tt a 12 tt 45,600 Easton, 3 tt tt 1,272 tt a 10 tt 12,700 Mansfield, 6 it it 4,338 ft a 10 tt 33,380 Norton, 4 tt it 1,968 tt a 10 tt 19,680 Rehoboth, 2 ft tt 1,840 tt a 10 ft 18,400 Seekonk, 3 it it 3,564 tt a 10 it 35,640 The above estimates are made, including machinery, water-power, and buildings. Mansfield, 1 Woolen Factory, 180 spindles, a $15 $2,700 Fall River, 1 “ “ 2,300 “ a 25 55,300 D ighton, 1 “ “ 420 “ a 15 6,300 Attleborough, Print works, 8,000 Fall River, 2 “ “ a $80,000 each, 160,000 Pawtucket, 1 “ “ 50,000 Taunton, 1 “ “ 90,000 F air Haven Paper Mill, 3,000 Swansey, 2 “ “ 3,000 Taunton, 2 “ “ 3,000

COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH. In Duxbury, 2 Woolen Factories, 350 spind. and 10 looms, at $17 1-7 per spindle, 6,000 “ Halifax, 1 Cotton Factory, 356 spind. at$5prsp. 1,780 1 Woolen “ 600 “ 32 looms, at $15 per spindle, 9,000 10,780 “ Kingston, 1 Cotton Fac.., 728 spind. a $6 pr sp. 4,368 « Marshfield, 2 “ “ 1,778 “ 46 looms, a 9 “ 16,002 “ M iddleboro’ 2 “ 2,609 “ 75 " a 10 “ 26,090 14

“ Plymouth, 5 Cotton Fac. 4,161 spind. 89 looms, a$9prsp.$37,449 “ Plympton, 1 “ | 1,050 “ 35 “ a $8 per spindle, 8,400 1 Woolen “ 312 “ 16 looms, a $17 per spind. 5,314 13,714 “ Wareham,. 2 Cotton “ 2,078 “ 12 loqms, a $6 pr sp. 12,468 1 Paper Mill, 8,000 “ Bridgewat'r. 1 « 8,092

COUNTY OF BARNSTABLE. In Harwich, 1 Cotton Factory, of 468 spindles, a $3 per sp. 1,404 “ Falmouth, 2 Woolen “ of 780 “ a 15 “ 11,700 '