Chambly Mills, 1784-1815

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Author/collaborator
Title
Chambly Mills, 1784-1815
Abstract
The author's study of Gabriel Christie's (1722-1799)investments in, and operation of, Chambly Mills in the late eighteenth century provides insight into the role of a small-scale seigneurial enterprise in the rural economy. Despite the sizable investment involved, the flour mill employed only a small number of permanent wage workers, and other cash expenditures were minimal. The author argues that the mill can therefore be seen to have operated within a traditional structure of rural society rather than as a force for change. The mill, however, also depended on artisanal labour and a link between the establishment of the mills and the growth of the village is explored.
Publication
Canadian Historical Association Historical Papers
Volume
Vol. 20
Issue
no. 1
Pages
102-116
Date
1985
Language
en
Citation
Noël, Françoise. “Chambly Mills, 1784-1815.” Canadian Historical Association Historical Papers Vol. 20, no. 1 (1985): 102–116.
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