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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Slater , Samuel 1768 -1835 (search)
Slater, Samuel 1768-1835
Manufacturer; born in Belper, Derbyshire, England, June 9, 1768; was apprenticed to cotton-spinning under Strutt, partner of Sir Richard Arkwright, the inventor of spinning machinery.
One of the first acts of the national Congress in 1789 was for the encouragement of American manufactures, and the legislature of Pennsylvania offered a bounty for the introduction of the Arkwright patents.
Young Slater was a favorite of his master, aiding him, with his inventive genius, in making improvements in his mills.
He heard of the action of the Pennsylvanians, and believed that his thorough mastery of Arkwright's machinery would enable him to build a machine without models or drawings.
When his apprenticeship had ended he hastened to America with the treasures of his brain.
He landed in New York in November, 1789.
Heavy penalties deterred any one from making a model or drawing and sending it out of the country.
Slater accidentally learned that Moses Brown,
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Steamboats , Hudson River (search)