THE WOOLEN INDUSTRY OF PITTSFIELD – Pittsfield Historical ...
In 1868 he added one set of woolen machinery to the mill and was able to persuade Robert Dobson of Lawrence, Massachusetts to purchase the mill.2. Robert Dobson had been in the woolen business all his life. He was born in Galashiels, Scotland, March 3, 1823. Both his father's and mother's families were connected with woolen mills and Robert ...