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Slater obviously had a dramatic impact upon America’s cotton industry, but what of his relationship with the people he left behind?
Whilst many would expect him to have been excommunicated, having betrayed his family and employers, this appears to not be the case. He wrote regularly to his family until his death in 1835, and often mentioned returning home, though in so far as we are aware, he never did. 
Samuel Slater was apprenticed to Jedediah Strutt |
In 1795, Slater sent a sample of the cotton he had produced in America to his former employer, Jedediah Strutt, who replied, commenting on the quality of Slater’s work. Perhaps he was proud of his prodigy’s endeavours?
Whatever happened in his personal life Slater will always be remembered fondly in America and not so fondly in Belper. Whether his actions were honourable or not, they have had a lasting impact, the towns of Belper and Pawtucket are twinned, each has preserved a mill telling Samuel Slater’s tale. And America’s cotton industry did develop into a world leader, all from the memory of a 22 year old Belper boy.
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