Capital Accumulation in Præstø, 1695-1801

The purpose of the study is to outline and analyse the acquisition and accumulation of capital, i.e. where did the money come from, what were the terms of the loans and the quoted value of the loans. The study includes full registrations of all deeds of houses, all mortgage deeds, the administration of deceased persons' estates, all censuses, fire loss assessments, land tax assessments, etc. for the whole period