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Henry, William (Henry William II ?)

Name	Street	Town	State	From	To
Henry, William	South Main Street	New Nazareth	Pennsylvania	1780	1798
Henry, William		Jacobsburg	Pennsylvania	1798	1810s

Patent	Date	Remarks

Contract	for
1798 from Governor Mifflin of Pennsylvania	2000 guns

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Most likely Sr William Henry was William Henry the first. Therefor this William Henry would be the 2nd. In tax list of 1780 for New Nazareth he was stated as gunsmith with £ 120 assessed value of property In 1798 he built a gun facory several miles north of Nazareth, at a place along the Bushkill Creek that he named Boulton. He moved out of Nazareth as the town committee was unable to make a quick decision about the construction of a new gun-factory. He asked for permission to erect a two-story workshop in Nazareth. This in order to respect the contract. Most likely the Henry's Gun Factory.

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Most likely Sr William Henry was William Henry the first. Therefor this William Henry would be the 2nd.

In tax list of 1780 for New Nazareth he was stated as gunsmith with £ 120 assessed value of property

In 1798 he built a gun facory several miles north of Nazareth, at a place along the Bushkill Creek that he named Boulton. He moved out of Nazareth as the town committee was unable to make a quick decision about the construction of a new gun-factory. He asked for permission to erect a two-story workshop in Nazareth. This in order to respect the contract. Most likely the Henry's Gun Factory.