Memoranda on colonial trade by merchant Joshua Gee
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- Gee, Joshua (d 1730) merchant, writer on commerce
TitleMemoranda on colonial trade by merchant Joshua Gee
Reference codeMS99
Date1721-1728
Scope and ContentManuscript volume containing three memoranda by Joshua Gee on colonial trade, 1721-1728, namely a memorial relating to the trade and the plantations, 1721, particularly with respect to iron, copper, hemp, flax, boards, timber, and to the enumerated commodities which are now restrained to be first imported into Great Britain, endorsed 'Received 27 Oct 1721, Read 8 Nov 1721'; a memorial to the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, 1728, respecting the trade, raw produce and the manufactures of the colonies, and the production of naval stores there; a paper giving Gee's answers to several queries sent to him regarding African trade, 1726, which is endorsed 'Received March 30, Read March 31, 1726'. An endorsement by George Chalmers, written on a fly-leaf at the beginning of the volume, gives a brief biography of Gee and states that the three pieces in the manuscript were written on subjects referred to Gee by the Board of Trade, and were never printed.
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Extent1 volume containing 39 leaves
Physical descriptionManuscript folio. Bound in quarter-calf.
System of ArrangementSingle item.
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