1. THE COMMERCE OF BOSTON ON THE EVE OF THE REVOLUTION.
- Author
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MORISON, SAMUEL ELIOT
- Subjects
HISTORY of Boston, Mass. ,HISTORY of commerce ,HISTORY of foreign trade regulation ,AMERICAN Revolutionary War, 1775-1783 ,COLONIAL Massachusetts, ca. 1600-1775 - Abstract
A conference paper is presented about the commerce of Boston, Massachusetts during the time leading up to the American Revolution. It discusses the source material provided by the Massachusetts Historical Society. It examines tables of annual average clearances and provides a broad view of the total movement of sea-borne commerce. The paper also analyzes imports, the exportation of enumerated colonial products, and the direct trade between Boston and Great Britain.
- Published
- 1922