The Amity Papers, 1690: The Siege of Limerick and Franco-Irish Mercantile Networks

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Thomas M. Truxes (Visiting Lecturer, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut) John Shovlin (Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of History, New York University)

The Amity Papers, 1690

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The Siege of Limerick and Franco-Irish Mercantile Networks

Thomas M. Truxes (Visiting Lecturer, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut), John Shovlin (Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of History, New York University)

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Oxford University Press
19 June 2025

European history; Maritime history; Economic history

Series: Records of Social and Economic History

The Amity Papers, 1690 reproduces 74 documents seized from the Irish vessel Amity trading with France at the height of the Williamite War (1689-1691). Mostly letters written by merchants (with a smaller number penned by Jacobite soldiers), the ship's papers illustrate particularly the plight of civilians during the 1690 siege of Limerick, which ended just weeks before the Amity sailed. The writers and their correspondents–mostly living in France–were part of two mercantile networks, one Catholic and the other Quaker. The collaboration between the two enabled Franco-Irish trade to continue despite wartime challenges. The letters also illuminate the economic consequences of wartime conditions in Ireland: requisitioning, the forced circulation of rapidly depreciating brass money, and the risks of buying or selling goods in this context.

Edited by: Thomas M. Truxes (Visiting Lecturer Trinity College Hartford Connecticut), John Shovlin (Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of History, New York University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 68
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780197267899
ISBN 10: 0197267890
Series: Records of Social and Economic History
Pages: 350
Publication Date: 19 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Maps Preface A Note on Weights, Measures, and Monetary Symbols Calendar of Documents Introduction THE AMITY PAPERS, 1690 Appendices I: William III's proclamation restricting trade with 'rebellious subjects' in Ireland (June 1689) II: English 'Act For Prohibiting all Trade and Commerce with France' (1688) III: Irish 'Act for the Advance and Improvement of Trade, and for Encouragement and Increasing of Shipping and Navigation' (1689) IV: High Court of Admiralty: Documents in proceedings against the Barque Amity of Limerick (1690) V: Port of Limerick: Customs ledger fragment (1691) Indexes Index of Personal and Mercantile Names General Index

Thomas M. Truxes is Clinical Professor of Irish Studies and History at New York University. John Shovlin is Professor of History at New York University.