An Account of Her Majesty's Revenue in the Province of New York, 1701-09. The Customs Records of Early Colonial New York. by Bloch, Julius M., Leo Hershkowitz, Kenneth Scott, Constance D. Sherman, editors

Gregg Press, Ridgewood, N.J. [1966]. Hard Cover. Extra-oversize folio; l, 288, [1], li-lxx p., indexes, illus, facsimiles. The first decade of the 18th century saw quickened economic activity as well as tighter government regulation. In this volume can be traced the foundations of New York's commercial success. 'With the exception of the governor, probably no single official in the colony of New York received as careful selection, or was given more detailed instruction by the crown, than the customs collector. ...Through Customs House doors passed most, if not all, incoming and outgoing provincial trade from overseas, as well as from the other mainland colonies. ...The collectorship was often in the center of political controversy. ...The history of this office is a good example of the essential weakness of the imperial system and the strength, craftiness, and independence of the colonists' (from the introduction). Contents include a glossary of early 18th-century terms, New York shipping news, provenance of New York customs records, indexes of ships, merchants, masters of ships, disbursements, and a geographical index. Orange boards; VG+. Stock#21576 oversize.