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The Sense of the people of England, particularly the merchants and traders of the city of London, in relation to the present scheme of an excise on tobacco and wine; and the reasons of their opposition consider'd. In a letter to the Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Walpole.
Date: 1733]- Books
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An Expedient for preventing the dearth of victual, Humbly offered to the consideration of the Honourable Justices of Peace, and gentlemen heritors &c, met at the quarter session at Edinburgh, May 4th. 1709.
Date: 1709- Books
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In a general meeting of the citizens, burgesses and inhabitants of Aberdeen, called by public advertisement in hand bills, and in the Aberdeen Journal of the 11th instant, to consider the heads of a police bill published by the magistrates, and circulated among the citizens for their consideration and opinion. Patrick Barron, Esq. of Woodside, merchant, unanimously called to the chair.
Date: 1793]- Books
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The tidesman's and preventive officer's pocket-book, Explaining the general nature of importation and exportation, so far as concerns them in the execution of the water guard duty. With a list of goods imported from foreign parts into the port of London, from the place of their growth, production, manufacture, &c. agreeable to the act of navigation. Also the general and particular cases of forfeiture of goods, vessels, &c. and goods prohibited to be imported and exported. Likewise proper directions in stoping of goods, searching for run-goods upon information, and seizing the goods for being run, with the manner of laying the causes before the board for their honours orders of prosecution. To which is added, the foreign ambassadors and gentlemen and ladies assistant in clearing their baggage and small presents at the customs-house,with the allowance of stores, &c. permitted to be passed duty free. By William Hunter, tide surveyor of the customs in the part of London.
Hunter, William, of the Custom House, London.Date: 1771