Massachusetts Shipping, 1697–1714: A Statistical Study

Bernard Bailyn; Lotte Bailyn

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Massachusetts Shipping, 1697–1714

A Statistical Study

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Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1959

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Bailyn Bernard :

Bernard Bailyn is Adams University Professor, Emeritus, and Director of the International Seminar on the History of the Atlantic World, Harvard University. He is the author of numerous books, including The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution (Pulitzer and Bancroft Prizes) and The Ordeal of Thomas Hutchinson (National Book Award), both published by Harvard.

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Preface
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CONTENTS
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Introduction
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1. The Register
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MASSACHUSETTS SHIPPING IN 1698
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2. Dimensions of the Fleet
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3. Manufacture of the 1698 Fleet
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4. Owners and Patterns of Investment
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MASSACHUSETTS SHIPPING, 1699-1714
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5. The Acquisition of Shipping
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6. Shipbuilding
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7. Investors and Investments
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8. Conclusion
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The Massachusetts Register of Shipping, 1697-1714
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TABLE I. Vessels Registered in Massachusetts as of December 25, 1698
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TABLE II. Vessels Owned by Massachusetts Towns, 1698
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TABLE III. VESSELS OF OTHER NEW ENGLAND COLONIES REGISTERED IN MASSACHUSETTS, 1698
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TABLE IV. Distribution of Tonnages, 1698
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TABLE V. DISTRIBUTION OF VESSELS BY TYPE, 1698
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TABLE VI. PLACE OF BUILD OF VESSELS REGISTERED IN MASSACHUSETTS, 1698
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TABLE VII. Relation Between Place of Build and Home Port of Vessels Registered in Massachusetts, 1698
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TABLE VIII. Home Port of Vessels Built in Other New England Colonies, 1698
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TABLE IX. Relation Between Residence of Investors and Home Port of Vessels, 1698
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TABLE X. Concentration of Ownership in Massachusetts Vessels, 1698
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TABLE XI. CONCENTRATION OF OWNERSHIP IN NON-MASSACHUSETTS VESSELS, 1698
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TABLE XII. CONCENTRATION OF SOLE OWNERSHIP IN MASSACHUSETTS VESSELS, 1698
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TABLE XIII. VESSELS REGISTERED I N MASSACHUSETTS, 1697-1714
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TABLE XIV. Captured Vessels Registered in Massachusetts, 1697-1714
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TABLE XV. Percentage of Total Massachusetts Shipping Held by Massachusetts Towns, 1697-1714
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TABLE XVI. Distribution of Vessels by Type, 1697-1714
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TABLE XVII. Shipbuilding in Massachusetts, 1674-1714
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TABLE XVIII. Registered Vessels Built Outside Massachusetts, 1678-1714
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TABLE XIX. Relation Between Place of Build and Home Port of Vessels Registered in Massachusetts, 1697-1714
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TABLE XXa. Place of Build and Year of Registration of Boston Vessels, 1697-1714
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TABLE XXb. Place of Build and Year of Registration of London Vessels, 1697-1714
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TABLE XXc. Place of Build and Year of Registration of Vessels from “Other British Isles,” 1697-1714
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TABLE XXIa. Home Port of Vessels Built in Boston and Registered Within One Year of Build, 1697-1714
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TABLE XXIb. HOME PORT OF VESSELS BUILT I N CHARLESTOWN AND REGISTERED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF BUILD, 1697-1714
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TABLE XXIC. HOME PORT OF VESSELS BUILT IN SALEM AND REGISTERED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF BUILD, 1697-1714
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TABLE XXId. HOME PORT OF VESSELS BUILT I N SCITUATE AND REGISTERED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF BUILD, 1697-171
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TABLE XXIe. HOME PORT OF VESSELS BUILT I N NEWBURY AND REGISTERED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF BUILD, 1697-1714
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TABLE XXII. Relation Between Residence of Investors and Home Port of Vessels, 1699-1714
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TABLE XXIII. Concentration of Ownership in Massachusetts Vessels, 1699-1714
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TABLE XXIV. Concentration of Sole Ownership in Massachusetts Vessels, 1699-1714
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TABLE XXV. Location of Holdings of Investors in Ten or More Massachusetts Vessels, 1697-1714
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TABLE XXVI. Changes in Composition of the Massachusetts Fleet, 1697-1714
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TABLE XXVII. Investors in Ten or More Vessels, 1697-1714
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A Note on Procedure
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Index of Persons and Places
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Massachusetts Shipping, 1697–1714

Overview

Author / Editor information

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Table of contents

Frontmatter

Preface

CONTENTS

1. The Register

2. Dimensions of the Fleet

3. Manufacture of the 1698 Fleet

4. Owners and Patterns of Investment

5. The Acquisition of Shipping

6. Shipbuilding

7. Investors and Investments

8. Conclusion

TABLE I. Vessels Registered in Massachusetts as of December 25, 1698

TABLE II. Vessels Owned by Massachusetts Towns, 1698

TABLE III. VESSELS OF OTHER NEW ENGLAND COLONIES REGISTERED IN MASSACHUSETTS, 1698

TABLE IV. Distribution of Tonnages, 1698

TABLE V. DISTRIBUTION OF VESSELS BY TYPE, 1698

TABLE VI. PLACE OF BUILD OF VESSELS REGISTERED IN MASSACHUSETTS, 1698

TABLE VII. Relation Between Place of Build and Home Port of Vessels Registered in Massachusetts, 1698

TABLE VIII. Home Port of Vessels Built in Other New England Colonies, 1698

TABLE IX. Relation Between Residence of Investors and Home Port of Vessels, 1698

TABLE X. Concentration of Ownership in Massachusetts Vessels, 1698

TABLE XI. CONCENTRATION OF OWNERSHIP IN NON-MASSACHUSETTS VESSELS, 1698

TABLE XII. CONCENTRATION OF SOLE OWNERSHIP IN MASSACHUSETTS VESSELS, 1698

TABLE XIII. VESSELS REGISTERED I N MASSACHUSETTS, 1697-1714

TABLE XIV. Captured Vessels Registered in Massachusetts, 1697-1714

TABLE XV. Percentage of Total Massachusetts Shipping Held by Massachusetts Towns, 1697-1714

TABLE XVI. Distribution of Vessels by Type, 1697-1714

TABLE XVII. Shipbuilding in Massachusetts, 1674-1714

TABLE XVIII. Registered Vessels Built Outside Massachusetts, 1678-1714

TABLE XIX. Relation Between Place of Build and Home Port of Vessels Registered in Massachusetts, 1697-1714

TABLE XXa. Place of Build and Year of Registration of Boston Vessels, 1697-1714

TABLE XXb. Place of Build and Year of Registration of London Vessels, 1697-1714

TABLE XXc. Place of Build and Year of Registration of Vessels from “Other British Isles,” 1697-1714

TABLE XXIa. Home Port of Vessels Built in Boston and Registered Within One Year of Build, 1697-1714

TABLE XXIb. HOME PORT OF VESSELS BUILT I N CHARLESTOWN AND REGISTERED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF BUILD, 1697-1714

TABLE XXIC. HOME PORT OF VESSELS BUILT IN SALEM AND REGISTERED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF BUILD, 1697-1714

TABLE XXId. HOME PORT OF VESSELS BUILT I N SCITUATE AND REGISTERED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF BUILD, 1697-171

TABLE XXIe. HOME PORT OF VESSELS BUILT I N NEWBURY AND REGISTERED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF BUILD, 1697-1714

TABLE XXII. Relation Between Residence of Investors and Home Port of Vessels, 1699-1714

TABLE XXIII. Concentration of Ownership in Massachusetts Vessels, 1699-1714

TABLE XXIV. Concentration of Sole Ownership in Massachusetts Vessels, 1699-1714

TABLE XXV. Location of Holdings of Investors in Ten or More Massachusetts Vessels, 1697-1714

TABLE XXVI. Changes in Composition of the Massachusetts Fleet, 1697-1714

TABLE XXVII. Investors in Ten or More Vessels, 1697-1714

A Note on Procedure

Index of Persons and Places

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