Amory left Boston after the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, and the volume tracks his journey to Newport, Rhode Island, and New York, where he transacted business and exchanged notes with individuals like Dr. James Lloyd (1728-1810). There are also accounts of expenses related to his passage to England, which included stops in Cork, Ireland, and Liverpool, before he reached London in May 1779. Entries show payment for domestic services to women, clothing, lodging, food, and books for Amory, as well as items he sent home to his family like children’s shoes, tooth brushes, and reference books. One entry records his payment for a monument for his wife, Catherine, in St. Lawrence Church. There additionally are accounts for goods shipped from Amsterdam by Amory to John & Thomas Amory, and to Jonathan Amory, who was operating the business in his brother’s absence. In January 1782, Amory departed for Brussels; while there, he imported goods from Nantes, France-based Watson & Cassoul, which were then shipped to Providence to John & Thomas Amory and to Jonathan Amory in Boston. Amory returned to London in June 1782, and accounts thereafter show Amory brokered bills of exchange and received commissions or fees. He arrived back in Providence in July 1783 and continued to do business with Watson & Cassoul. Loose papers laid in to the volume include an account of payments Amory made after arriving in England, and goods he shipped to Providence including works by Voltaire, Horace, and Tacitus, a Latin Bible, and linens. There are also invoices of sugar and tea shipped by M.M. Joy, accounts of sugar and tea sold in Philadelphia, and a memorandum of bills received from Jonathan Amory.