Primary Sources and Data from Smugglers & Patriots: Boston Merchants and the Advent of the American Revolution (John W. Tyler)

Map of Boston

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Page 24: The Town of Boston in New England, by Captain John Bonner (1722)

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Taking Books

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Data

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Table 1 (p. 243):

Frequency Distribution: Age in 1775:

Frequency Distribution: Age in 1775: CSV

Table 2 (p. 243):

Frequency Distribution: Assessed Annual Value of Property: CSV

Table 3 (p. 244):

Frequency Distribution: Religion:

Frequency Distribution: Religion: CSV

Table 4 (p. 246):

Frequency Distribution: Business Specialty (CSV)

Tables 1-4:

Frequency Distributions: XLSX