Document with text beginning "Axioms. 1. All wealth is produced by labor - actual muscular effort, directed by brains", 1840s?

File — Box: 2B, Folder: B282

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection consists chiefly of letters to Joseph Medill. It also includes a few of his own early writings, letters from Joseph Medill, and documents related to Joseph and Katharine Medill. These papers, along with those in collections III-9, IV-4, and VI-5, contain valuable source material for researchers interested in the genealogy of the Medill, Patterson and McCormick families, Chicago Tribune and Tribune Company history, Chicago history, the origins and early days of the Republican Party, 19th century political figures (both national and local) who corresponded with Joseph Medill, and other related subjects.

The collection includes a copy of James O'Donnell Bennett's analysis of the collection.

Dates

1840s?

Creator

From the Collection: Medill, Joseph, 1823-1899 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Box 336 of this collection is stored off-site and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection. There are no restrictions on the use of these materials for research. All patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.

Extent

From the Collection: 5 Boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Text continues: "4. The first process of mechanism is to dig in the ground, burrow in mines and hew in the forests ... 5. Mechanics of the first process furnish raw or roughly fashioned materials for mechanics of the second process ... 8. The mechanics of the second process, who take hides, wool, flax, grain, cattle, and convert them into leather, cloth, linen, flour, salt and smoked meats ... 9. The mechanics of the 3rd process converts the leather into boots, shoes, harness, belts & the cloth into wearing apparel, the linen into towels, sheets, shirts, etc. ... [The second division of society] are middle men, whose occupation is to fetch and carry commodities from one class of men to another. They are known as merchants, agents, commission men, common carriers as wagemen, boatmen, expressmen, railway men. They produce nothing. They add to the intrinsic value of nothing."