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tabacum in England English settlers established Jamestown in 1607 Spain held monopoly Natives using rustica John Rolfe illegally acquires seeds of tabacum from Cuba Tobacco flourishes and becomes foundation of economy Tobacco in the United States Export to England 20,000 lbs in 1618 24 million by 1664 Production spread Maryland Pennsylvania The Carolinas Tobacco attacks Sensual indulgence Dirty habit Doctors tried to restrict to medicinal uses only King James I Vocal critic Counterblaste to Tobacco Vile, obnoxious weed Economic Benefits Revenues Price reached 1974 equivalent of $500/lb Taxes Per hogshead tax Increase weight per hogshead from 600 lb to 1000 to 1300 range Customs Excise duties Tobacco in Kentucky Earliest report John Finley Shawnee near Spring Station (near Midway, Woodford Co) 1752 Subsistence level during early settlement Excesses by 1780s Exports Isolation By river Indians Pirates Changing river channels Water levels Spanish customs James Wilkinson Arrived in Lexington 1784 Highly ambitious Not overly scrupulous Founded Frankfort 1786 Used Kentucky River to ship tobacco Established Flotilla for tobacco & other goods Flat Boats Left Frankfort April 1787 bound for New Orleans Good seized at Natchez Had cargo released through secret meeting Paid entry duty at New Orleans Sold crop Monopoly Established 1788 Ports opened to any who paid entry fee 1790 250,000 lb sold Price $9.50 to $10 /100 wt in New Orleans $2.50 in Kentucky Farmers organize own convoy Spanish limit western leaf to 40,000 lb Excess reaches New Orleans illegally Early History 1700s 1795 Port declared duty free through treaty with Spain Reached totals of 100 million pound Decline By late 1790s Early 1800s Decline continues Low of 4 million by 1814 Bright Leaf Tobacco Discovered in 1839 Slave named Stephen Fell asleep due to heat of wood fire in barn Awoke to find fire almost out Placed charred logs to revive fire Dry heated turned tobacco bright yellow Philip Morris, Esq

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