Another recent work that seems relevant is April Lee Hatfield's Atlantic Virginia: Intercolonial Relations in the Seventeenth Century (2003). Don't forget the work of the "masters" of colonial economic history like Jacob Price and John McCusker. Was it Walter Minchinton who edited the microfilm edition of the manuscript naval officers' returns (full of raw trade data from about the 1680s on)? Douglas Deal Professor of History and Chair of History Department State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY 13126 [log in to unmask] (315)-312-5632 To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html