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your new pen writes beautifully - Ralph is a good brother! Miss Rice was here Sat. 28, for a very nice visit. She wants to write to Mr. Blomber once more and them if he wont answer within one week, she will make plans to see his loss and get news direct and put an immediate stop to this nonsense. If they are going to be offended, there's no time like the present! I told her about Carmen and she felt very sympathetic. I am glad all of you went to her funeral. It showed she had many friends. I showed L. R. some pictures that were recently taken of our grounds. I was in them in close up. She went wild about them + I think you would too.

I will find out about "Harmony News" and let you know in my next letter. I would like to have it again if possible.

No, I do not move about my work at a kind of institutional pace. How could I ever accomplish anything at that rate. Here you call that pace "the division stride" or slump. Usually a person falls into that if he is in a work division, and then when he is given a better job he isn't worth fine cents to anybody or himself.

Within an hour after Miss R. left we had what amounted to a cloud burst. Everything was under water - a few fish were even floated out of the pond - Howver there was no real damage.

Give my love to your mother. I hope she continues to improve in health. My prayers for her are very sincere and I hope they have helped a little. I expect her to get completely well soon.

I am suprised that the old Plymouth still runs. We will have to use it for camping trips when the urge strikes us.

The Blue room sounds restful and inviting. The changes are that I wouldn't sleep too well - too much excitement! One thing in its favor, there would be plenty of swell food close by.

Your young nieces sound very nice. I hope they enjoy their visit.

Very well, the occasion of Aug 16th will mean ice cream.

Only enough spaces to send you my love and best wishes. Take good care of yourself. Yours ever---- Russel McWilliams 5661-E

NAME Dr. Miriam Van Waters STREET AND NUMBER Box 99 CITY Framingham STATE Mass. June 6, 1945

Dear Doctor The large encyclopedia came almost two weeks ago. It is the best one I ever saw, and I am more than pleased to have such a remarkably fine book. As you said, it is probably the best that can be had. I can not begin to express my appreciation of this fine generous deed. I will take good care of it and bring it home with me when and if I ever get out of here. It is up to date and has a world of information. It is no doubt expensive. I am glad you sent the best. This encyclopedia, the blue pen, and the big Garden Dictionary all of which came fom you represent my earthly wealth.

Miss said she telephoned you and that you had a cough. I hope you are taking care of it. You stay on your feet until you fall over. You need an overseer, like me to make you care for yourself as you care for others.

The "Nation" arrived and I like it. It speaks out openly instead of concealing the truth in order to create a certain opinion favorable to special interests. Seems to me every now and then some some writer for Common [Weal?] is being payed by the enemy and there is lots of truth in that. A lot of big people over here are on the jap pay roll. I favor a liberal policy with the enemy, but first make them regret their

a larger folder, the salesman pointed out that the choice depended on whether I wanted to show the man or the flowers. I decided the man was more important.

If, however, you ever have occasion to mention the picture to Warden Rayer, by all means stress the beautiful grounds!

With love, Lois

To The Select Men of Swansey

Swansay 10^ths Apr:^ll 1746

The Request of Rebeckah Shelden Signifyeths That — whereas my Husband Ephraim Shelden has Enterred himself Into his Majesties Service and has left me with three Children and - nothing to Support us with, which renders me uncapable of - provideing for ^em the Common necessaries of Life and his absence - Disinables me to bind out my Children I therefore Desire you to bind out one of my Children Namely Godfrey Shelden to Michael Eddy with whome I have agreed to Live with him till 21 Years old to learn him the Trade of a weaver and to teach him the to Read write and Cypher to be Capable of Keeping a book of accounts and to give him two suits of Apparrell for all parts of his body the one and Every Day Suit and the other for a Sabbath Day Suit — from Gent:ⁿ Yo^r - Hum.^b- Serv^ts—

Rebeckah Shelden her mark .

John Child Joshua Smith

Example Driven Re Driving Wheel on first lying shaft Revolutiens a minute crank 47 teeth or fly shaft 22 Wheel top of upright shaft Wheel on crank or fly shaft 57 teeth 106 teeth Wheel on next lying shaft Wheel on first lying shaft driving 39 teeth upright shaft 61 teeth Diameter of pully on shaft Wheel on top of upright shaft for driving blowing machiene 70 teeth 13 3/4 inches line of shaft Diameter of drum on shaft 47 teeth in wheel on first 45 1/2 inches 57 teeth in wheel on foot of upright shaft 22 revolution aminute 329 106 teeth in wheel on crank shaft 235 132 2679 220 39 teeth in wheel on 2nd lying shaft

Require the diameter of a pully to make 116.3 revolutions a minute the drum fixed on the shaft being 18 inches diameter making 96.923 revolutions a minute.

96.923 revolutions of shaft a min 18 inches diameter of drum ----- 775384 96923 ----- revolution [reqd?] 116.3) 1744614 (15 in diameter

- - - - - - - - - - - - Problem. First shaft 96 revolutions a minute drum on said shaft 18 in diam drum on second shaft 14 in diam drum on second shaft for driving the third shaft 10 inches diameter drum on third shaft 9 inches diam Drum on 2nd shaft 14 inches diameter Drum on 3rd shaft 9 " " ----- 126 [?]

96 revolutions of shaft a minute 18 inches diameter of drum on this shaft ----- 768 96 ----- 1728 10 ----- 126) 17280 (137.14 revolutions of counter shaft a minute

Rules and examples for changing light gearing to heavy or heavy gearing to light

Rule Reduce the wheels to there lowest terms, by directing them by any number without a remainder then multiply the lowest terms of the wheels by any one number that will produce the number of teeth required

Thus (2) 48 ----- lowest term 4 (3) 36 ----- 3 lowest term lowest term 4 lowest term 3 wheel 2/8 teeth and 2/6 teeth lowest term 4 lowest term 3 wheel 3/12 teeth and 3/9 teeth

840 yards 1 hank 36 hanks 1 lb 120 yards 1 lea 1 hank 7 leas 80 threads 1 lea [20] September 20 hors to Rochester twise 130

Mule Spinning

To assertain the weight of a sell of cops

Rule

Multiply the number of stretches, the length of stretch, and the number of spindles in the wheels respectively for a dividend

Then multiply the numbers of yarn by 840 and 36 respectively for a division and the quotent will be the weight of sett

Example

What will one sett of cops weigh if the wheels contain 808 spindles the number of yarn 53, the number of stretches 1000 the length of stretches put up 60 inches

1000 No of stretches on one cop 68 in length of stretch ----- 60000 808 No of spindles ----- 48480000 Dividend (turn over)

Example What length and weight of number 60's twist will it require for a piece of cloth 29 [1/5?] yards long, 39 inches wide and 106 end in an inch

29.2 yards length of piece 39 inches wide at the reed 2628 876 1138.8 106 ends to an inch 6832.8 113880 120712.8 yards of twist required for a piece

840 yards in one hank 60's twist (or number of [yarn?]) 50400

50400 120712.8 (2 lbs 6 1/4 or weight of twist required for 1 piece of cloth) 100800 19912.8 16 ounces lb 1194768 199128 50400 318604.8 6 302400 162048 4 qrs 102 50400 64819.2 1 qu 50400 14419.2 [Wolk?]

Example What weight of number 80's weft will it require to weave 1 piece of cloth 29 1/3 yards long 120 [pick?] or threads in an inch and 39 inches wide (at the reed,) allowing 1/50 for waste

840 yards in one hank 80's weft (or number of yarn) 67200 divisor

29.2 yards length of cloth 120 [picks?] or threads, 1, in 5840 292 3504.0 39 inches wide at reed 31536 0 105120 136656.0 2733 12 67200 1 39389.12 (2 lbs / oz 1/5 oz weight of weft to weave a piece of cloth) 1 34400 4989.12 16 oz lb 2993472 498912 67200 79 8 2 5.9 2 1 oz 67200 12635=1/5

Filling

The weight of yarn is required in the following manner

Rule

Multiply the length of the piece required by the count of the reed and the product by the wedth at the reed for a dividind for the warp dividind 840 yds 1 hank divisor

Then Multiply the length of the piece by the picks 1 inch then by the inches wide at the reed for a dividend for filling andivid by the number of yds in one hank then add the two products together and divide by the number of yarn and the decimals by the [or?] lb

[illegible] Weaving

The weight of yarn is required to make one piece of cloth of the following descriptor

length of piece 29yds count of reed 72 Manches No of twist 36s Wedths of warp at reed 29 1/2 inch No of picks in 88 No weft 36s

29 length of piece 72 count of reed ----- 58 203 ----- 2088 29[?] inch wid at reed ----- 18792 4176 1044 ----- 1 hank is 840 yd) 61590 (73.328 hawks twist

29 yds length 88 threads in 1 inch ----- 232 232 ----- 2552 29.5 29 1/2 inch [undeatred?] ----- 12760 22968 5104 ----- [yds?] hawk 840) 752840 (89.624 hawks weft reqd

Ans 4 bs 8 1/2 oz nearly

[left-hand margin] No. [yds?] [10.32?] 89.624 ----- 36) 162.952 ----- 4.526 16 oz lb ----- 3156 526 8.416 4 yds [illegible] ----- 1.664

Weaving

If a warp 146 yds long 39 inches wide at the reed and 106 ends in an inch weigh 12lbs what number of twist will it be

146 yards length of warp 39 width of warp at reed ----- 1314 438 ----- 5694 106 Ends in an inch ----- 34164 5[?]940 ----- weight of warp 12) 603564 No of yards in warp ----- 50297

1 hank in 840 yds) 50297 (59.87 4200 ----- 8297 7560 ----- 7370 6720 ----- 6500 5880 ----- 620

Weaving

What length and weight of No 60[s] twist will it require for a piece of cloth 29 1/5 yds long 39 inch wide at the reed 106 ends in an inch

292 yds length of piece 39 inches wide at the reed ----- 2628 876 ----- 11388 106 ends in an inch ----- 68328 113880 ----- 120712.8 yds of twist required dividind

yds hawk 840 60s twist ----- Divisor 50400 yds in 1 lb of No 60s twist

50400) 120712.8 (2lb 6 1/4 oz 100800 ----- 19912.8 16 oz lb ----- 1194768 199128 ----- 578604.8 (6 302400 ----- 16204.8 4 [illegible] 1 oz ----- 64819.2 (1 50400 ----- 14419

Ans 2 lb, 6 1/4 oz 29 yds in [pick?] ll lb, 15 1/4oz for 5 pieces