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 the middle of the century to the close, there are few inventories of large personal estates among the items of which wool-cards and woollen-wheels do not appear. A few instances drawn from different periods may be given. Edward Jones of Henrico had four spinning-wheels; William Porteus of Lower Norfolk and Richard Pargatis of Middlesex, two each; John Nicholas of Lower Norfolk and Nicholas Gage of Lancaster, one each. Joseph Croshaw of York left three woollen-wheels. In 1670, a woollen-wheel and two reels formed a part of the Hubbard estate, and also of the estate of John March of the same county. A pair of wool-cards were in the same year included in the Bond estate. The Newell estate possessed nine pairs. John Collins of York owned eleven and John Hubbard eight wool-cards, William Marshall of Elizabeth City eighteen, Henry Spratt of Lower Norfolk five, and Henry Jones of Henrico four, and Thomas Osborne two. The