As Boston grew in size and its commercial economy expanded, the city became a central hub of international trade. Newspapers kept records of the ships entering and leaving Boston Harbor. The following list from a January 1707 edition of the Boston News-Letter records arrivals and departures to and from the busy seaport.
| Boston | Entered Inward | From |
| John Bradick | Sloop John & Mary | New York |
| Abraham Schellinx | Sloop Endeavour | Ditto |
| Clemens Sumner | Sloop Speedwell | Connecticut |
| Walter Reves | Sloop Tryall | Ditto |
| Joseph Concklin | Sloop Tryall | Ditto |
| Jeremiah Vaile | Sloop Mary | N. Carolina |
| John Ruggels | Brigt. Good Luck | Barbadoes |
| James Barnes | Sloop Endeavour | Antigua |
| Daniel Noyes | Brigt. Hannover | Hundoras |
| Jonathan Armitage | Ship Adventure | Ditto |
| John Price | Brigt. Willi & Mary | Newfoundland |
| Cleared Outward | For | |
| David Notrhby | Brigt. Speedwell | N. Carolina |
| James Blin | Sloop Goodhope | Ditto |
| Dirick Adolph | Sloop Two Brothers | New York |
| John Rayner | Katch Freek | Newfoundland |
| Eleazar Johnson | Brigt. Hopewell | Ditto |
| William Thomas | Brigt. Eagle | Fyall. |
| Outward Bound | For | |
| John Blower | Ship Stanier Galley | Oporto |
| Indigo Potter | Sloop Two Brothers | Pensylvania |
| Lewis Hunt | Sloop Nonsuch | Newfoundland |
Source: Boston News-Letter, June 16–June 23, 1707.