Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
Tuesday July 28, 1829

Alabama Silk

We received by the last mail, enclosed in a letter from a friend, a skein of beautiful silk, a sample of about twenty-five pounds grown and manufactured this season on the plantation of Dr. Purnell, of Greene county. It is equal in strength, quality, and appearance to any we have seen, the growth of this country, and is inferior only to the best Italian silk. We are happy to learn that the Doctor has made extensive arrangements for its cultivation next season, and that he expects to manufacture several hundred pounds for market. Mobile Register

Submitted by Nancy Piper

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