A State of importations from Great-Britain into the port of Boston. From the beginning of January, 1770. To which is added, an account of such of these goods as have been re-shipt for Great-Britain. The whole taken from the Custom House of the Port of Boston.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mein, John

Language:

English

Physical Description:

78,78-87p. ; (4to and 8vo)

Place of Publication:

Boston : Printed [by John Fleeming?], in the year 1770.

Notes:

A continuation of: Mein, John. A state of the importations from Great-Britain into the Port of Boston, from the beginning of January 1769, to August 17th 1769 (Boston : Printed by Mein and Fleeming, 1769). Frequently attributed to John Mein; but Mein left America in November 1769. Consists of cargo manifests only, compiled by Thomas Irving. Cf. McCusker, John J. "Colonial civil servant and counterrevolutionary: Thomas Irving (1738?-1800) in Boston, Charleston, and London." Perspectives in American history 12 (1979): 328-335.

The second of three known issues. Cf. Adams. A fourth issue, of which no copy has been located, may also have been printed. Cf. McCusker, p. 330-331.

"Account of goods re-shipt to Great-Britain."--p. [53]-59.

Local Notes:

Library copy: -all after p.[52]

HSP in LCP.

Cited in:

Bristol B3274; Adams, T.R. Amer. pamphlets, 83b