Perry of London : : A Family and a Firm on the Seaborne Frontier, 1615–1753 /

Perry of London : : A Family and a Firm on the Seaborne Frontier, 1615–1753 / / Jacob M. Price.

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The Establishment of English colonies in North America and the West Indies in the seventeenth century opened new opportunities for trade. Conspicuous among the families who used these opportunities to gain mercantile and social importance was the Perry family of Devon, who created Perry and Lane, by...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999
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Price, Jacob M.,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2022]
©1992
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Harvard Historical Studies ; 111
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Physical Description:1 online resource (105 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Note on Names
  • Introduction
  • Part I The Rise of the House of Perry, 1615–1721
  • 1 / The Early Perrys and Their Wanderings
  • 2 / The Emergence of Perry & Lane
  • 3 / The Business of the Perry Firm
  • 4 / The Public Role of Micaiah Perry I
  • Part II The Fall of the House of Perry, 1721–1753
  • 5 / The Challenge of the Third Generation
  • 6 / The Perils of Politics
  • 7 / The Family after the Fall
  • Conclusion: Choosing a Frame for the Picture
  • Abbreviations
  • Appendix A Draft service agreement (1684) between a London merchant (William Paggen) and his prospective Virginia factor (John Hardman)
  • Appendix B Goods exported by Perry, Lane & Co. to Virginia and Maryland in year ending Lady Day 1697/8
  • Appendix C The Hutchinson Connection
  • Appendix D The Early Perys and Perrys: Some Problems
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Notes
  • Index

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