Every day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

About this eBook

Author

Dow, George Francis, 1868-1936

Title

Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Credits

Produced by Mark C. Orton, Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

F001: United States local history: New England

Subject

Massachusetts -- Social life and customs -- To 1775

Category

Text

eBook-No.

43970

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43970

Release Date

October 17, 2013

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.EVERY DAY LIFE IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY
2. 2.George Francis Dow
3. 3.PREFACE
4. 4.CONTENTS
5. 5.Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
6. 6.CHAPTER I — The Voyage To Massachusetts
7. 7.CHAPTER II — Their Early Shelters and Later Dwellings
8. 8.CHAPTER III — How They Furnished Their Houses
9. 9.CHAPTER IV — Counterpanes and Coverlets
10. 10.CHAPTER V — Concerning Their Apparel — Fabrics Used in the Early Days
11. 11.CHAPTER VI — Pewter in the Early Days
12. 12.CHAPTER VII — The Farmhouse and the Farmer
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII — Manners and Customs
14. 14.CHAPTER IX — Sports and Games
15. 15.CHAPTER X — Trades and Manufactures
16. 16.CHAPTER XI — Concerning Shipping and Trade
17. 17.CHAPTER XII — From Wampum To Paper Money
18. 18.CHAPTER XIII — Herb Tea and the Doctor
19. 19.CHAPTER XIV — Crimes and Punishments — Are the Times Improving?
20. 20.ILLUSTRATIONS
21. 21.SECTION OF ILLUSTRATIONS
22. 22.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
23. 23.APPENDIX B — Rev. Samuel Skelton's Accompte (1629-1630)
24. 24.APPENDIX C — An Abstract of the Inventory of Contents of the Shop of Capt. Joseph Weld of Roxbury, made February 4, 1646-7
25. 25.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
26. 26.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
27. 27.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 :
28. 28.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 :
29. 29.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.
30. 30.INDEX
31. 31.FOOTNOTES: — Transcriber's note:

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