again at the expense of a Gentleman in

TRADE AND MANUFACTURES OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW-YORK.

ANSWER OF THE COLLECTOR OF NEW YORK TO QUERIES OF THE BOARD OF TRADE.--1747. [

Lond. Doc. XXVIII. ]

The referred queries from the Lords of Trade and Plantations and the required Answer from the Collector of the Province, viz 1

Customs here as by direction of

his Excellency the

Governour of His Majty 8

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THE ANSWER THEREUPON AS, TRADING IN GENERAL

THE QUERIES.

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OUTWARDS.

INWARDS.

PRODUCTION & MANUFACTURE.

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From Great Bri- First To London &. outFirst: The Country people here have for many years, & yet their Province, the! tain European goodsand ports thereof, the latter home spun (so termed) of wool & number of Shipping,! those India with silk seldom, the enumerated manufactures chiefly goods other Merchanflax to supply themselves some& tonnage and their From Ireland: linnen and dize what w ith the necessaries of clothlegally imported. of sea Number the Flax-seed, ing ettc. faring men with the canvass as duly certifyed. To Ireland Rum, Sugar, being prize From the year 1715 or thereabouts, respective increase! From British Colonies have been raised Linseed & milled or diminution within ennumerated commodi- effects &. staves. ties, Rum, Limejuice, To other parts of Europe into oil hats made of Beaver-fur, U) years past? the exporting whereof prevented What quantity and snuff, piemento, sulphur^ grain, hides, Elk-skins straw-plat, deer-skins, Deer-skins, Ox-horns by the Act, from Michelmas 1732, sorts of British Man-j also Lamp-Black work'd up. ufactures do the In-| conch-shells, mahogany, logwood, lndico, cocoa nutts, ettc, of foreigr From the year 1730 Sugar baking &. annually ebony and Negroes. habitants From Europe and both produce, lumber also, Suits refining have been for home contake from hence?