Enterprises of Robert Hamilton: A Study of Wealth and Influence in Early Upper Canada, 1776-1812 9780773573369

Table of contents :
Cover
Title
Copyright
Table Of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. The Apprenticeship of Robert Hamilton, 1776-83
2. The Post-Revolutionary Adjustment
3. The Distribution of Public Office
4. Merchants, Politics and Administration, 1783-96
5. Kinship and Commerce: The Hamilton Network
6. The Enterprises of Robert Hamilton: Portaging and Provisioning
7. The Enterprises of Robert Hamilton: Retailing and Land Speculation
8. The Politics of Commerce: Preconceptions and Strategies
9. Merchants and Patronage
10. Merchants and Local Leadership in the Niagara Peninsula
11. The Decline of the Hamilton Enterprises
12. Conclusion
Appendix 1: Land Holdings in the Niagara Peninsula
Appendix 2: Maps
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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