North Carolina schooners, 1815-1901, and the S.R. Fowle and Son Company of Washington, North Carolina / by Ann M. Merriman.

Author/creator Merriman, Ann M. author.
Other author Parkerson, Donald Hugh, degree supervisor.
Other author East Carolina University. Department of History.
Format Theses and dissertations
Production1996.
Descriptionix, 197 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm
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Summary This thesis examines the use of nineteenth century merchant trading schooners in North Carolina. A quantitative study of nineteenth century domestic trade enrollments and foreign trade registrations for North Carolina's seven minor ports demonstrates that merchants and mariners most often used schooners for their maritime transportation. An examination of the records of an important nineteenth century Washington, North Carolina merchant and shipper, Samuel Richardson Fowle, supports this assertion. Detailed invoices from Fowle's mercantile and shipping firm recorded the on- loading of the state's major manufactured and agricultural products, depicting the nature of North Carolina's nineteenth century trade. Moreover, an examination of S. R. Fowle's ledgers corroborates data compiled from North Carolina's certificates of enrollment and registry, and serves as a model for nineteenth century schooner use in North Carolina.
General noteSubmitted to the faculty of the Department of History.
General noteAdvisor: Donald H. Parkerson
Dissertation noteM.A. East Carolina University 1996
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 189-197).
Genre/formAcademic theses.
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formAcademic theses.
Genre/formThèses et écrits académiques.

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