Clinton.

TRADE AND MANUFACTURES OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW-YORK.

AN ACCOUNT OF IRON MADE AT ANCRAM,

THE MANOUR OF LIVINGSTON, BY ROB 1 LIVINGSTON JUN

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MADE INTO BARS. Year.

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Castings.

Pr Dihck Jansen, Store keeper.

JAMES DE LANCEY TO BOARD OF TRADE.

My Lords

-- had the honour of your Lordships

New York 1st December 1757. letter of the 9 th of June directing

me forthwith

upon the receipt thereof to take the most effectual method for obtaining an account of the quantity of Iron made in this Province from the year 1749 to the 5 th of January 1756. I accordingly wrote to Mr. Robert Livingstone who has the only Iron work in this Province which is carried on & I send your Lordships enclosed the account received from him as soon as it came to my hands. This Country abounds in Iron ore especially in the Highlands, & several works have been begun but were dropt through the mismanagement or inability of the undertakers of these there were two Furnaces in the Mannor of Cortland & several Bloomeries; but they have not been worked for several years past; it is probable after the war upon the Encouragement the Parliament of Great Britain are giving the Colonies in this Article these and several others will be carried on in this Province. I have the honor to be, Your Lordship's most obed' & most humble servt James De Lancy. ;