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EVERY DAY LIFE IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY
George Francis Dow
PREFACE
CONTENTS
Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
CHAPTER I
The Voyage To Massachusetts
CHAPTER II
Their Early Shelters and Later Dwellings
CHAPTER III
How They Furnished Their Houses
CHAPTER IV
Counterpanes and Coverlets
CHAPTER V
Concerning Their Apparel
Fabrics Used in the Early Days
CHAPTER VI
Pewter in the Early Days
CHAPTER VII
The Farmhouse and the Farmer
CHAPTER VIII
Manners and Customs
CHAPTER IX
Sports and Games
CHAPTER X
Trades and Manufactures
CHAPTER XI
Concerning Shipping and Trade
CHAPTER XII
From Wampum To Paper Money
CHAPTER XIII
Herb Tea and the Doctor
CHAPTER XIV
Crimes and Punishments
Are the Times Improving?
ILLUSTRATIONS
SECTION OF ILLUSTRATIONS
APPENDIX A
Building Agreements in Seventeenth-Century Massachusetts
Contract To Build the First Meetinghouse in Malden, November 11, 1658
Contract To Build a Minister's House At Marlborough, Mass., in 1661
Contract for the Frame of a Boston House, August 20, 1679
Contract To Build the First King's Chapel, Boston July 21, 1688
APPENDIX B
Rev. Samuel Skelton's Accompte (1629-1630)
APPENDIX C
An Abstract of the Inventory of Contents of the Shop of Capt. Joseph Weld of Roxbury, made February 4, 1646-7
APPENDIX D
Abstract of an Inventory of the Goods of Capt. Bozone Allen, Shopkeeper, of Boston, Deceased, made Sept. 22, 1652, by Edward Hutchinson and Joseph Rock
APPENDIX E
Manufactures and Other Products Listed in the Rates on Imports and Exports Established by the House of Parliament, June 24, 1660[96]
Imports of Merchandise
Exports of Merchandise
APPENDIX F
Copy of the Inventory of the Estate of Wm. Paine of Boston, Merchant, Appraised by Hen. Shrimpton, Joshua Scottow and John Richards, and Allowed in Court at Boston, Nov. 14, 1660, Upon Oath of Mr. John Paine, His Son
In the Warehouse Chamber:
In the lower roome:
In the cellar:
In the other cellar:
In the lentoo house end:
In the Iron house:
In the yard:
In the dwelling house:
At Mr. Scottowes:
The house more:
Household stuff & is in the cellar under ye Hall:
In the Hall:
In the little room:
In the other little roome:
In the closett:
In the hall chamber:
Within the trunk & chest & in the hall chamber:
In the Garrett:
In vessells, 200li.;
Due to the Estate:
APPENDIX G
Inventory of the Estate of Edward Wharton of Salem, Deceased, and What Goods were in His Possession, Consigned to Him by Several, Taken 12:1:1677-8, by Hilliard Veren, sr., John Hathorne and John Higginson, jr.
Valued in England as by Invoyce,—
Valued heare as money in N. England:
Furrs:
Appraised since the foregoing, goods brought from the eastward as cost per invoice:
Valued as cost here in New England:
APPENDIX H
Inventory of the Estate of Capt. George Corwin of Salem, Taken by Barthl. Gedney, Benja. Browne, John Higginson Junr. and Timo. Lindall on Jan. 30 and the Beginning of Feb., 1684-5
In the Shope.
In the Shop Chamber.
In the Lower Warehouse.
In the Uper Warehouse.
In the Old Hall.
In the Red Chamber.
In the Two Closets Adjoyning.
In the Glase Chamber.
In the Corner Chamber.
In the Counteing House & Entery.
In the Hall Chamber.
Wareing Clothes.
In the Counting house & Entry more.
In the Maides Chamber.
In the Garretts.
In the Entry Below.
In the Closet.
In the Peuter Rome.
In the Kitchin.
In the Wash House.
In the Stable.
In the Seller Under the House.
In the Closet of Kitchin Chamber.
In the Kitchin Chamber.
Goods that came from England from Mr. John Iues.
In the Closet in Kitchin Chamber.
INDEX
FOOTNOTES:
Transcriber's note:
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