Excerpt from An Architectural Monograph on Newport, Rhode Island: An Early American SeaportNewport was once America's foremost seaport, far outstripping New York in volume of shipping and commerce. It boasted a line of vessels sail ing direct to London, carrying the sperm-oil, candles, woolen goods, and farm produce which the colony exported, as well as the more pros perous citizens as passengers.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.