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Massachusetts Shipping, 1697–1714
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Preface v
  3. CONTENTS ix
  4. Introduction
  5. 1. The Register 3
  6. MASSACHUSETTS SHIPPING IN 1698
  7. 2. Dimensions of the Fleet 13
  8. 3. Manufacture of the 1698 Fleet 23
  9. 4. Owners and Patterns of Investment 27
  10. MASSACHUSETTS SHIPPING, 1699-1714
  11. 5. The Acquisition of Shipping 41
  12. 6. Shipbuilding 48
  13. 7. Investors and Investments 56
  14. 8. Conclusion 74
  15. The Massachusetts Register of Shipping, 1697-1714
  16. TABLE I. Vessels Registered in Massachusetts as of December 25, 1698 78
  17. TABLE II. Vessels Owned by Massachusetts Towns, 1698 79
  18. TABLE III. VESSELS OF OTHER NEW ENGLAND COLONIES REGISTERED IN MASSACHUSETTS, 1698 80
  19. TABLE IV. Distribution of Tonnages, 1698 81
  20. TABLE V. DISTRIBUTION OF VESSELS BY TYPE, 1698 82
  21. TABLE VI. PLACE OF BUILD OF VESSELS REGISTERED IN MASSACHUSETTS, 1698 84
  22. TABLE VII. Relation Between Place of Build and Home Port of Vessels Registered in Massachusetts, 1698 86
  23. TABLE VIII. Home Port of Vessels Built in Other New England Colonies, 1698 88
  24. TABLE IX. Relation Between Residence of Investors and Home Port of Vessels, 1698 90
  25. TABLE X. Concentration of Ownership in Massachusetts Vessels, 1698 92
  26. TABLE XI. CONCENTRATION OF OWNERSHIP IN NON-MASSACHUSETTS VESSELS, 1698 93
  27. TABLE XII. CONCENTRATION OF SOLE OWNERSHIP IN MASSACHUSETTS VESSELS, 1698 93
  28. TABLE XIII. VESSELS REGISTERED I N MASSACHUSETTS, 1697-1714 94
  29. TABLE XIV. Captured Vessels Registered in Massachusetts, 1697-1714 98
  30. TABLE XV. Percentage of Total Massachusetts Shipping Held by Massachusetts Towns, 1697-1714 98
  31. TABLE XVI. Distribution of Vessels by Type, 1697-1714 100
  32. TABLE XVII. Shipbuilding in Massachusetts, 1674-1714 102
  33. TABLE XVIII. Registered Vessels Built Outside Massachusetts, 1678-1714 106
  34. TABLE XIX. Relation Between Place of Build and Home Port of Vessels Registered in Massachusetts, 1697-1714 110
  35. TABLE XXa. Place of Build and Year of Registration of Boston Vessels, 1697-1714 116
  36. TABLE XXb. Place of Build and Year of Registration of London Vessels, 1697-1714 118
  37. TABLE XXc. Place of Build and Year of Registration of Vessels from “Other British Isles,” 1697-1714 119
  38. TABLE XXIa. Home Port of Vessels Built in Boston and Registered Within One Year of Build, 1697-1714 120
  39. TABLE XXIb. HOME PORT OF VESSELS BUILT I N CHARLESTOWN AND REGISTERED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF BUILD, 1697-1714 120
  40. TABLE XXIC. HOME PORT OF VESSELS BUILT IN SALEM AND REGISTERED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF BUILD, 1697-1714 122
  41. TABLE XXId. HOME PORT OF VESSELS BUILT I N SCITUATE AND REGISTERED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF BUILD, 1697-171 122
  42. TABLE XXIe. HOME PORT OF VESSELS BUILT I N NEWBURY AND REGISTERED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF BUILD, 1697-1714 122
  43. TABLE XXII. Relation Between Residence of Investors and Home Port of Vessels, 1699-1714 124
  44. TABLE XXIII. Concentration of Ownership in Massachusetts Vessels, 1699-1714 126
  45. TABLE XXIV. Concentration of Sole Ownership in Massachusetts Vessels, 1699-1714 126
  46. TABLE XXV. Location of Holdings of Investors in Ten or More Massachusetts Vessels, 1697-1714 127
  47. TABLE XXVI. Changes in Composition of the Massachusetts Fleet, 1697-1714 127
  48. TABLE XXVII. Investors in Ten or More Vessels, 1697-1714 128
  49. A Note on Procedure 135
  50. Index of Persons and Places 143
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Preface v
  3. CONTENTS ix
  4. Introduction
  5. 1. The Register 3
  6. MASSACHUSETTS SHIPPING IN 1698
  7. 2. Dimensions of the Fleet 13
  8. 3. Manufacture of the 1698 Fleet 23
  9. 4. Owners and Patterns of Investment 27
  10. MASSACHUSETTS SHIPPING, 1699-1714
  11. 5. The Acquisition of Shipping 41
  12. 6. Shipbuilding 48
  13. 7. Investors and Investments 56
  14. 8. Conclusion 74
  15. The Massachusetts Register of Shipping, 1697-1714
  16. TABLE I. Vessels Registered in Massachusetts as of December 25, 1698 78
  17. TABLE II. Vessels Owned by Massachusetts Towns, 1698 79
  18. TABLE III. VESSELS OF OTHER NEW ENGLAND COLONIES REGISTERED IN MASSACHUSETTS, 1698 80
  19. TABLE IV. Distribution of Tonnages, 1698 81
  20. TABLE V. DISTRIBUTION OF VESSELS BY TYPE, 1698 82
  21. TABLE VI. PLACE OF BUILD OF VESSELS REGISTERED IN MASSACHUSETTS, 1698 84
  22. TABLE VII. Relation Between Place of Build and Home Port of Vessels Registered in Massachusetts, 1698 86
  23. TABLE VIII. Home Port of Vessels Built in Other New England Colonies, 1698 88
  24. TABLE IX. Relation Between Residence of Investors and Home Port of Vessels, 1698 90
  25. TABLE X. Concentration of Ownership in Massachusetts Vessels, 1698 92
  26. TABLE XI. CONCENTRATION OF OWNERSHIP IN NON-MASSACHUSETTS VESSELS, 1698 93
  27. TABLE XII. CONCENTRATION OF SOLE OWNERSHIP IN MASSACHUSETTS VESSELS, 1698 93
  28. TABLE XIII. VESSELS REGISTERED I N MASSACHUSETTS, 1697-1714 94
  29. TABLE XIV. Captured Vessels Registered in Massachusetts, 1697-1714 98
  30. TABLE XV. Percentage of Total Massachusetts Shipping Held by Massachusetts Towns, 1697-1714 98
  31. TABLE XVI. Distribution of Vessels by Type, 1697-1714 100
  32. TABLE XVII. Shipbuilding in Massachusetts, 1674-1714 102
  33. TABLE XVIII. Registered Vessels Built Outside Massachusetts, 1678-1714 106
  34. TABLE XIX. Relation Between Place of Build and Home Port of Vessels Registered in Massachusetts, 1697-1714 110
  35. TABLE XXa. Place of Build and Year of Registration of Boston Vessels, 1697-1714 116
  36. TABLE XXb. Place of Build and Year of Registration of London Vessels, 1697-1714 118
  37. TABLE XXc. Place of Build and Year of Registration of Vessels from “Other British Isles,” 1697-1714 119
  38. TABLE XXIa. Home Port of Vessels Built in Boston and Registered Within One Year of Build, 1697-1714 120
  39. TABLE XXIb. HOME PORT OF VESSELS BUILT I N CHARLESTOWN AND REGISTERED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF BUILD, 1697-1714 120
  40. TABLE XXIC. HOME PORT OF VESSELS BUILT IN SALEM AND REGISTERED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF BUILD, 1697-1714 122
  41. TABLE XXId. HOME PORT OF VESSELS BUILT I N SCITUATE AND REGISTERED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF BUILD, 1697-171 122
  42. TABLE XXIe. HOME PORT OF VESSELS BUILT I N NEWBURY AND REGISTERED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF BUILD, 1697-1714 122
  43. TABLE XXII. Relation Between Residence of Investors and Home Port of Vessels, 1699-1714 124
  44. TABLE XXIII. Concentration of Ownership in Massachusetts Vessels, 1699-1714 126
  45. TABLE XXIV. Concentration of Sole Ownership in Massachusetts Vessels, 1699-1714 126
  46. TABLE XXV. Location of Holdings of Investors in Ten or More Massachusetts Vessels, 1697-1714 127
  47. TABLE XXVI. Changes in Composition of the Massachusetts Fleet, 1697-1714 127
  48. TABLE XXVII. Investors in Ten or More Vessels, 1697-1714 128
  49. A Note on Procedure 135
  50. Index of Persons and Places 143
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