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William Pynchon (October 11, 1590 – October 29, 1662) was an English colonist and fur trader in North America best known as the founder of Springfield, Massachusetts. He was also a colonial treasurer , original patentee of the Massachusetts Bay Colony , and the iconoclastic author of the New World's first banned book .
Meat was salted, smoked and packed into wooden barrels or boxes for storage and shipping. Hence, the term "meat packing." According to historical records, William Pynchon of Springfield, Massachusetts became the first American devoted to the 'packing' business. In 1655 he started by driving cattle to Boston, and was packing large numbers
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Aug 18, 2020 · English colonist and fur trader William Pynchon was the founder of Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1662, he became the New World’s first meatpacker when he began packing large quantities of salted pork into barrels for export to the West Indies.
THE FIRST MEAT PACKER 1662: William Pynchon Became The Nation’s First Meat Packer, Packing Pork In Barrels With Salt To Shi T Th W t I di A d Th C l iShip To The West Indies And The Colonies 1742: Brighton Market Near Boston Held The First Public Auction, Making Boston The Slaughter CtCenter Packers
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William Pynchon, ancestor of the American novelist Thomas Pynchon, was the founder of Springfield, Massachusetts, a successful fur trader, merchant, and magistrate, and at age 60 wrote the first of many books to be banned in Boston. Pynchon had come to Massachusetts with the Winthrop Fleet in 1630, and soon…
Nov 8, 2014 · Packing plants had been known in America since the late 1680’s when William Pynchon of Springfield, Mass., began packing cuts of pork and beef into barrels with brine. Still, the local butcher reigned supreme. The Civil War brought on an unprecedented demand for first barreled and then tinned beef.
Commercial meatpacking in North America dates from 1660, when entrepreneur William Pynchon began selling preserved pork from an abandoned warehouse in Springfield, Massachusetts. In the ... We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website.
