11Thomas Thompson to the American Commissioners, 20 December 1777 (Franklin Papers)
...into the Hould. Let the rest of her Cargo be Hemp and Yarns ready tarr’d, fitting to lay into...
...with 40 per cent commutable in deerskins, flour, hemp, or tobacco, and 10 per cent in...
13Jonathan Williams, Jr., to the American Commissioners, 12 April 1777 (Franklin Papers)
...manner that being the Country for Wood Iron Hemp and naval Stores. If you think such...
14Jonathan Williams, Jr., to the American Commissioners, 26 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
...to procure; Cordage is up to 38 Livres, hemp being very scearce. After Tuesday next I shall...
15Jonathan Williams, Jr., to the American Commissioners, 2 August 1777 (Franklin Papers)
...a sudden large demand would raise the price, as hemp is already Scarce, it stands now from 37...
16From James Madison to William Bradford, 17 July 1779 (Madison Papers)
...wheat or its equivalent value in other grains, hemp, or tobacco, for every able-bodied man...
17From Thomas Jefferson to the Commissioners of the Specific Tax for Augusta County, 30 May 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
corn, rye, barley, oats, hemp, or tobacco was levied on all persons over sixteen...
18To Benjamin Franklin from Stephen Sayre, 7 November 1778 (Franklin Papers)
...have more Ships—at any rate, they must have Hemp, Cordage Sail Cloth, et cetera, from the...
19To Benjamin Franklin from ――― Bulet, 14 September 1777: résumé (Franklin Papers)
...is in the Nivernais, close to Berry, the hemp and wool of which are well known. Nivernais...
20To Benjamin Franklin from Charles Carroll, 12 August 1777 (Franklin Papers)
...weavers and persons skilled in the management of Hemp and flax. One of the greatest...