5 July 1830
Source:
DOC USA/3.1
The eleventh commandment in the woolen mill in Winchendon, Massachusetts is a smoking prohibition, issued July 5, 1830. Smoking is "considered very unsafe, and is also specified in the insurance." The mill owner, Amasa Whitney (1777-1855), had a son in 1817 named Baxter. As a young boy, he experimented with all kinds of machinery in his father's workshops. Baxter Whitney later became famous as the inventor and builder of various woodworking machines.