Richard macmaster2/24/2023 ![]() ![]() IFIRST THOUGHT OF WRITING THIS BOOK fifteen years ago, but it would have been a very different book. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publisher.ĭesign and typesetting by FPM Publishing CONTENTSĤ Transatlantic Partners – Patterns of Tradeġ1 Non-Importation, Non-Exportation, and the Flaxseed Trade Reproduced courtesy of the American Philosophical Society, Philadephia.įirst published 2009 by Ulster Historical FoundationĮxcept as otherwise permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form or by any means with the prior permission in writing of the publisher or, in the case of reprographic reproduction, in accordance with the terms of a licence issued by The Copyright Licensing Agency. The East Prospect of the City of Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania after a view made by George Heap, by direction of Nicholas Scull, 1754. Ulster Historical Foundation is pleased to acknowledge support for this publication from The Scotch-Irish Society of U.S.A. This volume provides fascinating insights into the connections between Ulster and Colonial America through the experiences of the Scotch-Irish merchants. The trading networks and connections established and the economic background to the period are examined in some detail. The author draws upon a remarkable range of sources gleaned from numerous repositories in America and Ireland as he explores the realities of life and work for the merchants. This new book tells the story of the transatlantic links between Ulster and America in the eighteenth century. Emigrants from Ulster, the northern province of Ireland, did all of this and more. ![]() Whether free, bond servant, or slave, migrants brought skills and folkways from their motherlands, contributing to the agricultural and commercial development as well as to the peopling of North America. During the course of the eighteenth century, migration from Europe and Africa shaped the emerging consciousness and culture of the American Colonies. ![]()
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