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Non-Bank Finance in Eighteenth-Century England
At the start of the eighteenth century, there were virtually no banks outside London. By the end, there were almost 400. Much scholarship on eighteenth-century finance has focused on the new and striking, such as the rise of banks, and, in particular, public institutions, often referred to as the …
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The Providence furniture making trade, 1772-1834, as seen in the account books of Job Danforth and William, Samuel and Daniel Proud
… succeeded Newport as the commercial center of southern New England. Two of the furniture shops supplying the needs of the growing city were those of Job Danforth (1745-1838), a cabinetmaker, and William Proud (1724-1779) snd his sons Samuel (died 1835) and Daniel (died 1833), chairmakers and …