Article Title

John Langdon’s Unusual Census of ‘Mechanical Labor”: The 1820 Artisans of Wiscasset, Jefferson, Alna, Edgecomb, and Whitefield, Maine

Authors

Richard M. Candee

Publication Date

7-1-1987

Document Type

Research Note

First Page

24

Last Page

37

Abstract

The article discusses the unusual information provided by John Langdon in completing the 1820 United States Census of Manufacturers which provide fact about common artisans in five Lincoln County towns.

Recommended Citation

Candee, Richard M.. "John Langdon’s Unusual Census of ‘Mechanical Labor”: The 1820 Artisans of Wiscasset, Jefferson, Alna, Edgecomb, and Whitefield, Maine." Maine History 27, 1 (1987): 24-37. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainehistoryjournal/vol27/iss1/4