Download or read book Scottish Transatlantic Merchants, 1611-1785 written by David Dobson and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2007 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Scottish merchants were in the vanguard of Scottish emigration to colonial America. In the 17th century, ships would leave Scotland bound for the Americas on trading voyages. The success of voyages led to the settlement of factors and their servants in a given colony. Once the factors had established these outposts, the merchant ships would carry passengers as well as goods. These passengers were, in part, indentured servants who had contracted for work in the colonies and who were shipped and sold there by the shipmasters, who represented the merchants."--Publisher website (December 2008).