Benjamin Prichard was an early American industrialist who founded the Amoskeag Cotton and Wool Manufacturing Company, which would grow to be the largest cotton textile mill in the world.

References

  • Schwartz, Alan M. (1985). Guide to the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company Records at the Manchester Historic Association (PDF). Manchester, New Hampshire: Manchester Historical Association. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  • Bryant, Austin. "The Rise and Fall of the Amoskeag Denim Mills". Heddels.com. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  • Potter, C.E. (1856). "Chapter 23". History of Manchester. Manchester, New Hampshire: C.E. Potter Publisher. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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