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Title
Advertisement for mills and mill properties for sale in Rochester, N.Y., 1828
Description
A handbill published by Matthew Brown, Jr. advertising property for sale near the High Falls of the Genesee River in Rochester, N.Y. Among these are a "merchant flouring mill, in good order for business" and a triphammer forge/mill, all located on a canal (mill race) "about sixty rods distant from the Grand Erie Canal." That mill race is called Brown's Race, named after Matthew and his brother Francis who together owned several mill enterprises in Rochester.
Creator
Brown, Dr. Matthew, Jr. (1766-1851)
Date
1828-07
Source
Rochester (N.Y.) Historical Society
Format
jpeg, 910 KB
Text Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper handbill, 4.7 x 4 in.