HC 254 .5 B7 UC-NRLF B 3 flSfi Tbb j I'^SJiifST, UNIVERSITY .OF PENNSYLVANIA The Rise of the Great Manufacturers in England, 1760-1790 BY WITT BOWDEN A THESIS PRESENTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOE THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY H. RAT HAAS & CO. Printers and Publishers AUentown, Pa. 1919 Copyright, 1919 BY WITT BOWDEN EXCHANGE .'; the last date stamped below, or oti tiie date to which renewed. Renewed books are subject to immediate recall. .A.c;j3GI — !i>