Cover -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- LIST OF TABLES -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- Part I: Introduction -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Peter Warren and the Origin of His Fortune -- Part II: America -- 3 American Estates I: Manhattan Island, Fort Edward, and Cortlandt Manor 1731-1787 -- 4 American Estates II: Mohawk Valley Settlement 1736-1787 -- 5 Money Lending in New York 1731-1795 -- 6 Money Lending in New England 1739-1805 -- 7 South Carolina Interests 1731-1771 -- Part III: England and Ireland -- 8 Estates in Ireland 1712-1791 -- 9 Estates in Hampshire 1747-1789 -- 10 Money Lending in England and Ireland 1727-1774 -- 11 Investments in the London Money Market 1735-1772 -- 12 Conclusion -- APPENDIX A: WARREN GENEALOGY -- APPENDIX B: WARREN'S NEW YORK BOND LOANS 1725-1769 -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.