One of the earliest mentions of china in America is in the inventory made in 1641, of the property of Thomas Knocker, of Boston, “1 Chaynie Dish.” In 1648, in the estate of President Davenport, of Harvard College, was, “Cheyney, £4.” This was doubtless India china. Governor Theophilus Eaton had a “cheny basen.” In the list made in 1647, of the possessions of Martha Coteymore, a rich widow (who afterward married Governor Winthrop), is seen this item, “One parcel cheyney plates and saucers, £1.” Katherine Coteymore had “3 boxes East India dishes,” valued at £3. As early as October, 1699, John Higginson wrote to his brother with regard to importations from India, that “china and lacker-ware will sell if in small quantity,” and without doubt some small importations from India were made. After the first decade of the century many rich Bostonians, such as Elizur Holyoke, had china. Isaac Caillowell’s estate in 1718 contained “Five China Dishes, One Doz. China Plates, Two China Muggs, a China Teapott, Two China Slopp Basons, Six China Saucers, Four China Cupps, and One China Spoon Dish.” The earliest mention of the sale of china table-ware which I have seen is not in 1732, as given by Mr. Felt in his “New England Customs.” There are several notices of sales of china of earlier dates. In the _New England Weekly Journal_ of April 15th of the year 1728, were advertised for sale, at the Sun Tavern in Boston, “Chainey Bowles Dishes Cups Saucers and Teapots;” and “china cups & saucers” on June 17th. This “chainey” was probably all India china. In 1729, William Welsteed, a Boston merchant, had a large number of plates and “pickle caucers” for sale. In 1731, Andrew Faneuil announced that he had for sale at his warehouse “All sorts of Dutch Stone and Delf ware just imported from Holland.” In 1730 John Buining and Mrs. Hannah Wilson both advertised in the _Boston News Letter_, that they had “several sorts of china for sale;” and another Boston shopkeeper announced at the same time that he was going to sell out everything he owned, including china ware, and that his fellow-townsmen had better flock to his shop, for “buyers have reason to Expect good Bargains for this will be the Packing Penny,” which I suppose was the colonial slang expression for “bottom price.” At a later date the “Packing Penny” became “to buy the pennyworth.” It was not till 1737 that china ware was sold by “Publick Vandoo or Outcry,” or by “Inch of Candle,” in Boston, thus showing that it was being imported in larger quantities. In September of that year there was sold on Scarlett’s Wharf, with spices and silks and negro slaves, “A Rich Sortment of China Ware. A Parcel of fine large Enamel’d Dishes. Ditto of divers Sizes of Bowles burnt & Enamel’d. Ditto of all Sorts of Plates. Sundry Complete Setts of Furniture for the Tea-Table. Blue & White Bowles; Blue & White Cups & Sawcers. Several sorts of small Baskets, &c.”