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TABLE I. — Tabulation for 1788®® 
Number 
Rotterdam 
Amsterdam 
Entering 
Clearing 
Entering 
Clearing 
1, 
Charleston 
2 
5 
1 
2. 
Virginia 
1 
1 
1 
1 
3. 
Philadelphia 
1 
8 
5 
4. 
Maryland 
2 
3 
6 
6 
5. 
New York 
6 
1 
6. 
New England 
5 
2 
7. 
Savannah 
1 
Total 
6 
4 
32 
16 
In explanation, it may be stated that the words “entering” 
and “clearing” refer to the American ports. Thus the first 
horizontal row of figures indicates two vessels entering 
Charleston from Rotterdam, no vessels clearing Charles- 
ton for Rotterdam, five vessels entering Charleston 
from Amsterdam. It might also be pointed out that the 
grouping of American ports was done intentionally by the 
writer. That is, since all ships coming to Pennsylvania en- 
tered Philadelphia, the port instead of the state was named. 
In the case of New England nearly all vessels entered Boston, 
but a few entered at other ports. When the yearly tabula- 
tions above illustrated and referred to are so arranged as to 
indicate the arrivals and clearances each year at Rotterdam 
to and from the different American ports, the result will be 
as is shown below : 
Tabulation made from ship notices in the Pennsylvayiia Packet and Daily Adver- 
tiser. 
