When was it published?

July 27, 1764 in The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Foreign News July 27, 1764

The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Trade Or Commerce, Colonial Affairs

Q: What keywords are associated?

Grenada Trade, Sugar Imports, Coffee Imports, English Settlers, French Exiles, North American Provisions, Caribbean Commerce

Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

Post-peace cession, Grenada proves valuable with 9387 cwt sugar and 774 cwt coffee imported to port in three months. Letter from Grenada describes booming trade, English arrivals, abundant provisions from North America, quick housing construction, and French exiles boosting commerce over other new Caribbean islands.

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Notwithstanding, the Island of Grenada was opposed by many, at the Conclusion of the peace, to be barren and of little Value, 9387 C wt. of Sugar, and 774 C wt. of Coffee, have been imported into this port from thence within three Months last past.

Extract of a Letter from the Grenadore

"The trade of this place is more considerable than could be expected in an infant settlement. Great numbers of English daily arrive here, from Europe and America : provisions are very plenty, by reason of the ships resorting here from Virginia and New England with bread, flour, peas, pork, butter, cheese, and hams; a house is knocked up presently, all the necessary materials of beams, boards, rafters, joists, ready-framed, being imported from North America; which, with the great number of French exiled here as subjects, render this place by far more considerable -- for commerce, than any other of the new ceded Carribee islands."

What sub-type of article is it?

Trade Or Commerce Colonial Affairs

What keywords are associated?

Grenada Trade Sugar Imports Coffee Imports English Settlers French Exiles North American Provisions Caribbean Commerce

Where did it happen?

Grenada

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Grenada

Event Date

Within Three Months Last Past

Outcome

9387 c wt. of sugar, and 774 c wt. of coffee, have been imported into this port from thence

Event Details

The Island of Grenada was opposed by many, at the Conclusion of the peace, to be barren and of little Value. Extract of a Letter from the Grenadore: The trade of this place is more considerable than could be expected in an infant settlement. Great numbers of English daily arrive here, from Europe and America : provisions are very plenty, by reason of the ships resorting here from Virginia and New England with bread, flour, peas, pork, butter, cheese, and hams; a house is knocked up presently, all the necessary materials of beams, boards, rafters, joists, ready-framed, being imported from North America; which, with the great number of French exiled here as subjects, render this place by far more considerable -- for commerce, than any other of the new ceded Carribee islands.