Excerpt from The Wool Trade of the United States: History of a Great Industry, Its Rise and Progress in Boston, Now the Second Market in the World
These two brothers, Arthur and John Schofield, came to the United States in 1793, and as theirs was the first attempt made in America to manufacture woolens in a manner similar to that in the matured mills of Europe, their efforts deserve permanent record in the annals of the industries.
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