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A letter from Sir Robert Walpole to the Lord Bolingbroke.
Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745.Date: 1727- Books
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A bill for extending and improving the trade to Africa.
Great Britain. Parliament.Date: 1749]- Books
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Instructions for officers of the duties on hides. In the country.
Great Britain. Commissioners of Excise.Date: Printed in the year M,DCCC. [1800]- Books
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A new introduction to trade and business; very useful for young gentlemen and young ladies. Wherein is contained great variety of receipts for money, &c. Promissory Notes, Bills Of Exchange, Bills Of Parcels, And Bills ON Book-Debts. With ample instructions how to Form Them. Interspersed with Several Instructive Exercises, Week's Expences, Disbursements, Goods bought at Sales, &c. To which are added, I. A List of the most common Abbreviations of Words for the Dispatch of Business. II. Proper Forms of Address to Persons of High Rank, and those in Public Offices, &c. III. Arithmetical Tables of Weights and Measures. IV. A new Set of Questions to exercise the Learner in several of the Rules of Arithmetic, by Way of Amusement, as well as Improvement. V. A Mercantile Dictionary. VI The Explanation and Use of the Frontispiece or Perpetual Almanac. Designed for the use of schools, and Youth in General.
Hudson, Peter.Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]- Books
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The merchant's magazine: or, trades-man's treasury. Containing I. Arithmetick in Whole Numbers and Fractions, Vulgar and Decimal; with the Reason and Demonstration of each Rule: Adorn'd with curious Copper-Cutts of the chief Tables and Titles II. Merchants Accompts, or a most Concise Way of Casting up the Value of Merchandize, Tare and Trett, Interest of Coin, Rule of Barter, Loss and Gain, Fellowship, Equation of Payments, and several Matters relating to Exchange, Never before made Publick. III. Book-Keeping, after a Plain, Easie and Natural Method shewing how to Enter, Post, Close and Ballance an Accompt; &c. IV. Maxims concerning Bills of Exchange, Factors and Factorage: The Law concerning Brokers, &c. V. The Port of Letters to and from Foreign Countries; and the Days when Mails are sent to, and due from those Countries. VI. An Account of the Commodities produced by all Countries; Their chief Towns of Trade, and Bigness of the Country compar'd with England. Vii. A Merchant or Trader's Dictionary, Explaining the most Difficult Terms used in Trade. Viii. Precedents of Merchants Writings; as, Bills of Lading, Invoyces, Bills of Exchange, Letters of Credit, Chapter-Parties, &c. With many other Things not Extant before, as by the Table of Contents appears. Accommodated chiefly to the Practice of Merchants and Trades-Men: But is likewise useful for Schools, Bankers, Diversion of Gentlemen, Business of Mechanicks, and Officers of the King's Custom and Excise. The fourth edition corrected and improv'd. By E. Hatton, Gent.
Hatton, Edward, 1664?-Date: MDCCI. [1701]- Books
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A supplement to The complete English tradesman, Containing I. A warning against tradesmens borrowing money upon interest. II. A caution against that destructive practice of drawing and remitting, as also discounting promissory bills, meerly for a supply of cash. III. Direction for the trademan's accounts, with brief, but plain examples and specimens for book-keeping. IV. Of keeping a duplicate or pocket ledger in case of fire.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: M,DCC,XXVII. [1727]- Books
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Thomas Evans, taylor, from Paris, returns thanks to the nobility, gentry, and his customers in general, and desires to inform them, that his improved trade has occasioned him to remove from his late house in Bell-Lane, into King's-Mead-Square, ...
Evans, Thomas, taylor.Date: [1790?]- Books
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Book-keeping methodiz'd, or, a methodical treatise of merchant-accompts, according to the Italian form. Wherein the theory of the art is fully explained, and reduced to practice, by variety of suitable examples in all the branches of trade. To which is added, a large appendix, containing, I. Descriptions and specimens of the Subsidiary Books used by merchants. II. Monies and exchanges, the nature of bills of exchange, promissory notes, and bills of parcels. III. Precedents of merchants writings, peculiar to England, Scotland, and common to both. IV. The commissions, duty, and power of factors. V. A short history of the trading companies in Great Britain, with an account of her exports and imports. VI. The produce and commerce of the Tobacco Colonies; with a specimen of the accompts usually kept by the storekeepers. VII. A dictionary, explaining the abstruse words and terms that occur in merchandize. By John Mair, A.M.
Mair, John, 1702 or 1703-1769.Date: 1752- Books
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The merchant and trader's daily companion. Containing, I. Exact useful tables, shewing the value of any quantity of goods or wares, ready cast up, more adapted to merchants use, than any other extant. Calculated by an ingenious accomptant. II. Table of exchange. In two parts. I. English money exchanged into Irish. 2. Irish money exchanged into English. Each by addition only, for any sum from 300 pounds to 1 penny, and at the several rates, whether quarters or eighths, from five per cent, to eleven per cent. With an appendix of exchange at Par. III. Tables of commission at the several rates mostly used in Ireland. IV. An index to interest. Containing tables of simple interest, at 4, 5, and 6 per cent. from 1 Day to 30 days; for 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 days; for 3, 6 and 9 months; and for 1 year. To all which is prefixed, the new table of coin, as the same was made current by the lords justices proclamation from the 8th day of July, 1751. Together with a table of the number of yards in the several scores of linen, from 1 to 150. The tables of exchange, commission, and coin, calculated originally: all the other tables cast up in manuscript, and the whole work carefully corrected.
Hatton, Edward, 1664?-Date: 1776- Books
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Comes commercii, or The trader's-companion. Containing I. An exact and useful table, shewing the value of any quantity of goods or wares ready cast up, more adapted to merchants use than any other extant; which is demonstrated by 1[4?] examples relating chiefly to buying and selling; with several new additions and improvements. II. A table calculated for universal use, which use is shewn in the solution of questions, in multiplication, division, reduction, merchandising, and measuring all kind of superficies and solids, or gauging vessels and casks, [rendered?] perfect and compleat. III. The manner of casting up dimensions in general, whether the same be taken in inches, feet and inches, yards, perches, &c. and how to give the answer by reduction, duo-decimals, or decimals, [plainly?] and [exactly?] IV. The several customs used by surveyors and measurers, in measuring glass, wainscot, painting, plaistering, flooring, tyling, partitioning, brick, or stone-work, &c. and the common rate of such work by the rod, yard, foot, &c. V. instructions for entring goods at the customhouse, inward, outward, and by certificate; with several material clauses in such statutes as relate to exportation and importation. VI. Concerning water-side business, and the constitution of the keys, wharfs, porters, &c. there: ... To which is added, a supplement concerning simple and compound interest, with tables thereof at three, three and a half, four, five, &c. per cent. and the use and manner of calculating the same; and to make up accompts of mortgages, where the mortgagee has received rent, &c. The whole adapted to the use of merchants and traders, lawyers, surveyors, and measurers of building, &c. By Edward Hatton, Gent. The 7th edition, with large additions. Accurately revised, corrected, improved, and augmented, by W. Hume, ph[ilo]math.
Hatton, Edward, 1664?-Date: MDCCXL. [1740]- Books
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A letter to the Most Excellent Theophilus, corn-factor, and minister of the Gospel, on the Quay-side.
Philintochus Dunholmensis.Date: Printed in the year 1768- Books
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The complete English tradesman, in familiar letters; directing him in all the several parts and progressions of trade. Viz. I. His acquainting himself with Business during his Apprenticeship. II. His writing to his Correspondents, and obtaining a general knowledge of Trade; as well what he is not, as what he is employ'd in. III. Of Diligence and Application, as the Life of all Business. IV. Cautions against Over-Trading. V. Of the ordinary Occasions of a Tradesman's Ruin; such as Expensive Living --- Too early Marrying -- Innocent Diversions -- Giving and taking too much Credit--Leaving Business to Servants -- Being above Business -- Entering into dangerous Partnerships, &c. VI. Directions in the several Distresses of a Tradesman, when he comes to fall. Vii. Of Tradesmen Compounding with their Debrors, and why they are so particularly severe. Viii. Of Tradesmen ruining one anotherby Rumour and Scandal. IX. Of the Customary Frauds of Trade, which even honest Men allow themselves to practise. X. Of Credit, and how it is only supported by Honesty. XI. Directions for Book-Keeping, punctual paying Bills, and thereby maintaining Credit. XII. Of the Dignity and Honour of Trade in England, more than in other Countries; and how the Trading Families in England are mingled with the Nobility and Gently, so as not to be separated or distinguished. Calculated for the instruction of our inland tradesmen; and especially of young beginners.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: M,DCC,XXVI. [1726]- Books
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A new introduction to trade and business, very useful for youth of both sexes. Wherein is contained a great Variety of receipts for money, goods, &c. promissory notes, bills of exchange, bills of parcels, and bills on book debts. With ample Instructions how to Form them. Also Several Instructive exercises, disbursements, week's expences, goods bought at sales, &c. to which are added, I. Commercial and Epistolary Correspondence, exemplified in various Forms of Business, and Familiar Letters. II. A List of the most common Abbreviations of Words for the Dispatch of Business. III. Arithmetical Tables, of Weights and Measures. IV. A new Set of Questions to exercise the Learner in several of the Rules of Arithmetic, by Way of Amusement, as well as Improvement. V. The Explanation and Use of the Frontispiece, or Perpetual Almanac. The seventh edition, corrected and improved. With Copper Plates neatly Engraved. By Peter Hudson, Author of ̀the French Scholar's Guide,' &c. And other Schoolmasters. Designed for the Use of Schools, and Youth in General.
Hudson, Peter.Date: M.DCC.XCI. [1791]- Books
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The merchant's magazine: or, trades-man's treasury. ... The eighth impression corrected and improved. By E. Hatton, Gent.
Hatton, Edward, 1664?-Date: 1726- Books
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Cardinal Tencin's plan, presented to the French King, for settling the pretender's family upon the British Throne, and compleating the long-concerted scheme of Universal Monarchy in the House of Bourbon.
Date: 1745- Books
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The merchant's magazine: or, Trades man's treasury. Containing, I. Arithmetick in whole numbers and fractions, vulgar and decimal; with the reason and demonstration of each rule; adorn'd with curious copper-cuts of the chief tables and titles. II. Merchants accompts, or a most concise way of casting up the value of merchandize, tare and trett, interest of coin, rule of barter, loss and gain, fellowship, equation of payments, and several matters relating to exchange, never before made publick. III. Book-keeping, after a plain, easie and natural method, shewing how to enter, post, close and ballance an accompt, &c. IV. Marims concerning bills of exchange, factors and factorage: the law concerning brokers, &c. V. The post of letters to and from foreign countries; and the days when mails are sent to, and due from those countries. VI. An account of the commodities produced by all countries: their chief towns of trade, and bigness of the country compared with England. VII. A merchant or Trader's dictionary, explaining the most difficult terms used in trade. VIII. Precedents of merchants writings; as, bills of lading, invoyces, bills of exchange, letters of credit, charter-parties, &c. with many other things not extant before, as by the table of contents appears. Accommodated chiefly to the practice of merchants and tradesmen: but is likewise useful for schools, bankers, diversion of gentlemen, business of mechanicks, and officers of the Queen's custom and excise. The sixth impression corrected and improved. By E. Hatton, Philomathemat.
Hatton, Edward, 1664?-Date: MDCCXII. [1712]- Books
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The Memoirs of Jonathan Splittfig: or The Bankrupt turned squire,
Date: MDCCLXXIII. [1773]- Books
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An Answer to the Woollen Draper's letter on the French treaty. Addressed to the people of England, but more especially to the woollen manufacturers.
Date: M,DCC,LXXVII. [1777]- Books
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Reasons humbly offer[ed to the] Lords spiritual and temporal [in Parlia]ment assembled, for granting to [S. Buckley] such privilage for Thuanus in [Latin, as] is already granted to every B[ritish sub]ject who is possessed of the c[opy of any] book in English.
Buckley, Samuel, 1674?-1741.Date: 1733?]- Books
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Practical book-keeping made easy, in theory and practice, according to the true Italian modern method. Wherein; the theory of the art is reduced to practice, by a greater variety of practical examples, in all the different branches of trade, than any extant; adapted to real business; and the useless though troublesome accompts which have been hitherto used in, are intirely omitted, and easier and shorter methods in introduced. The whole delivered in a methodical from, agreeable to the trade of this kingdom. With a useful and necessary appendix; containing, particular methods and directions, for the use of agents, stewards, tradesmen, artificers, and retailers, by the help of which, each person will be able compleatly to manage his affairs without any other assistance. The mercantile rules of arithmetic, fully exemplified. Also, sundry precedents of merchants writings. The whole fitted to the lowest capacity. Intended for the use of schools, and a companion for young accompants. By David Talbot, writing-master and accomptant. Author of the new arithmetical catechism.
Talbot, David, active 1755.Date: 1761- Books
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Comes commercii: or The trader's companion. Containing I. An exact and useful table, shewing the value of any quantity of goods or wares ready cast up, more adapted to merchants use than any other extant; which is demonstrated by 14 examples relating chiefly to buying and selling. ... VIII. Concerning insuring ships, merchandizes, and houses, and how to make rates and averages in case of loss; wi[t]h the advantages of the practice of insuring in several instances, with respect to foreign and inland trade: and many other things never before made publick. To which is added, a supplement concerning simple and compound interest, with tables thereof, and the use and manner of calculating the same; and to make up accompts of mortgages, where the mortgagee has received rent, &c. The whole adapted to the use of merchants and traders, lawyers, surveyors, and measurers of building, &c. By Edward Hatton, gent.
Hatton, Edward, 1664?-Date: 1723- Books
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An abridgement of the publick laws of Virginia, in force and use, June 10.1720. To which is added, for the ease of the justices and military officers, &c. Precedents of all matters be issued by them, peculiar to those law and varying from the precedents in England[.]
Virginia.Date: 1722