Title Perry of London : a family and a firm on the seaborne frontier, 1615-1753 / Jacob M. Price

Published Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1992

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 191 pages) Series Harvard historical studies ; 111 Harvard historical studies ; v. 111. Contents Preface -- Perry of London -- 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 -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D -- Selected Bibliography Analysis Foreign trade Great Britain Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-138) and index Notes Print version record Subject Perry family. SUBJECT Perry family fast Subject Perry of London -- History SUBJECT Perry of London fast Subject Tobacco industry -- Great Britain -- History Tobacco industry -- Colonies -- Great Britain -- History Tobacco industry -- Virginia -- History Tobacco industry Scheepvaart. Tabaksindustrie. Great Britain Virginia Genre/Form History Form Electronic book

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