• Preface Note on Names Introduction PART 1: THE RISE OF THE HOUSE OF PERRY, 1615-1721 1. The Early Perrys and Their Wanderings 2. The Emergence of Perry & Lane 3. The Business of the Perry Firm 4. The Public Role of Micaiah Perry I PART 2: THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF PERRY, 1721-1753 5. The Challenge of the Third Generation 6. The Perils of Politics 7. The Family after the Fall Conclusion: Choosing a Frame for the Picture Abbreviations Appendix A: Draft Service Agreement Appendix B: Goods Exported by Perry, Lane & Co. to Virginia and Maryland Appendix C: The Hutchinson Connection Appendix D: The Early Perys and Perrys: Some Problems Selected Bibliography Notes Index

This is a splendidly researched and very convincing book that has some important things to tell scholars about life and trade in the early modern Atlantic community… Price has a superb command of his materials, both as they reveal the nature of the House of Perry, and as they tie that topic into the larger context of the tobacco trade and its development… It makes important contributions to an understanding of the nature of the Chesapeake trade and the forces shaping the success and failure of English mercantile enterprise during these years. In these respects, I believe the book is both a pioneering effort and a model for future investigation.