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The merchant and trader's daily companion. Containing, I. Exact and 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. Tables 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 eights, from fiver 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: 1763- 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- Archives and manuscripts
General business correspondence
Date: 1891-1892Reference: WF/E/02/01/01/107Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
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The Dealer's companion, and trader's assistant improved. Containing, I. Tables, for shewing the value of any quantity of goods or wares, at any rate, under twenty shillings per yard, stone, pound, ounce, gallon, &c. and of any weight under half a tun. Beginning at half a farthing, and continued further, in a new and more regular method, than any other tables extant. II. Tables of interest, or interest in epitome, in a shorter method than any hitherto published, from one pound to ten millions, at five and six per cent. By Israel Ealgate at the Bank of England. III. A table of exchange of English and Irish money at par, for any sum from 300 pounds to one penny. To which is prefixed, a new table of coin, with the weight and value of each piece, according to the present currency in Ireland.
Date: M,DCC,LXXIII. [1773]- Archives and manuscripts
General business correspondence
Date: July-October 1893Reference: WF/E/02/01/01/116Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
General business correspondence
Date: December 1892 - March 1893Reference: WF/E/02/01/01/113Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- 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 eighth 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: MDCCXCV. [1795]- Books
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Tables of interest, from one pound to five hundred millions, for one day; at three, four, and five per cent: ... To which are added tables, which have been formed with a view to expedite the business of those who deal in goods that are sold by the Cwt.
Hurry, Thomas.Date: [1786?]- Books
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Tables of interest, from one pound to five hundred millions, for one day; ... To the above are added, tables which have been formed with a view to expedite the business of those who deal in goods that are sold by the hundred weight. By Thomas Hurry, ...
Hurry, Thomas.Date: 1786- Books
How to develop emotional health / Oliver James.
James, Oliver, 1953-Date: 2014- 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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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
Philanthro-capitalism : how the rich can save the world / Matthew Bishop & Michael Green.
Bishop, Matthew, 1964-Date: 2008- Archives and manuscripts
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South Africa
Date: 1900-1912Reference: WF/E/01/03/22Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
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The merchants clerk: or, the business at the Custom-House made easy, with respect to the method of reporting and clearing ships Inwards and Outwards, and entering goods on Importation and Exportation, Foreign, Coastwise, and Land-Carriage. Also forms of the several dispatches or clearances given by the Officers of the Customs to the Masters of Vessels, &c. By William Hunter, Of the Long-Room, Custom-House, London.
Hunter, William, of the Custom House, London.Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- Books
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Woodhouse 1610 : a plaine almanacke and prognostication for the yeare of our Lord God 1610, being the second from the leape yeare : gathered especially for the furtherance of good husbandry and vse of all those that haue businesse in the marts and faires of this kingdome : supputated [sic] for the meridian of the ancient towne of Wulfrune-hampton, commonly called Wo[l?]uer hampton in Staffordshire, generally for all Great Brittaine / by Iohn Woodhouse.
Woodhouse, JohnDate: [1610]- Books
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Duties payable on goods, wares and merchandize, imported into the United States of America, from and after the last day of June, 1794: the duties of tonnage; also, rates of coins by which the duties are received and estimated: rates of drawbacks, fees, &c. --Also-- the mod of transacting business at the Custom-House; --with-- extracts from the revenue acts, --and-- sundry forms for the direction of merchants, masters of vessels, and others concerned.
Date: 1794- Archives and manuscripts
Henry Wellcome to Burroughs
Date: 22 March 1890Reference: WF/E/02/01/01/102Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
The first fifty years : an account of the early life of Joseph Edward Nathan and the first fifty years of his merchandise business that eventually became the Glaxo Group / compiled by Sir Harry Jephcott.
Jephcott, Harry, Sir, 1891-1978.Date: [1969], ©1969- Archives and manuscripts
Letter fragment, referring to Lundborg and Lanman & Kemp
Date: [1882]Reference: WF/E/02/01/01/45Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Sent from Adelaide, to The Fellows Medical Manufacturing Co, New York
Date: 27 July 1882Reference: WF/E/02/01/01/10Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
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The trader's pocket companion: containing, correct tables, ready calculated, of universal use to merchants, shopkeepers, mechanicks, and to all other persons in any kind of business, viz. A Table calculated to shew, at one View, the Value of any Quantity of Goods, Wares, or Merchandise, at any Price, adapted to all Capacities; and its particular, general, and extensive Use, shewn by many and various Examples. A Table of universal Use, demonstrated by the Solution of various Questions in Multiplication, Division, Reduction, Merchandising, measuring Superficies and Solids, Gauging, Surveying, &c. Twenty-Five Geometrical Problems, with their assigned Figures, applied to Measuring, Gauging, Surveying, &c. A Table calculated to discover, at one View, the different Discompts upon any of the Branches of the Customs, upon imported Goods, from one Farthing upwards. A Table for the more easy reckoning Salaries or Wages, by discovering, at one View, what any yearly Salary, Wages, or Estate, amounts to by the Month, Week, or Day; and, contrary, what any daily Salary amounts to by the Week, Month, or Year. A Table for casting up Interest at any Rate, for any Number of Days. By John Hewitt, Accomptant, Author of the Tables of Simple Interest, Corn-Dealer's Assistant, &c.
Hewitt, John.Date: 1760- Books
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The trader's pocket companion: containing, correct tables, ready calculated, of universal use to merchants, shopkeepers, mechanicks, and to all other persons in any kind of business. A Table calculated, to shew at one View, the Value of any Quantity of Goods, Wares, or Merchandise, at any Price, adapted to all Capacities: and its particular, general, and extensive Use, shewn by many, and various Examples. A Table of universal Use, demonstrated, by the Solution of various Questions in Multiplication, Division, Reduction, Merchandising, measuring Superficies and Solids, Ganging, Surveying, &c. Twenty-Five Geometrical Problems, with their assigned Figures, applied to Measuring, Gauging, Surveying, &c. A Table calculated, to discover at one View, the different Discompts upon any of the Branches of the Customs, upon imported Goods, from one Farthing upwards. A Table for the more easy reckoning Salaries or Wages, by discovering, at one View, what any yearly Salary, Wages, or Estate, amounts to, by the Month, Week, or Day: and contrary, what any daily Salary amounts to by the Week, Month, or Year. A Table for casting up Interest at any Rate, for any Number of Days. The Rates and Fares of Coachmen, Carmen, and Watermen, with their Rules and Restrictions. By John Hewitt, Accomptant: Author of the Tables of Simple Interest, Corn Dealer's Assistant, &c.
Hewitt, John.Date: [1738]- Books
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The trader's pocket companion: Containing, correct tables, ready calculated, of universal use to merchants, shopkeepers, mechanicks, and to all other persons in any kind of business. A table calculated, to shew at one view, the value of any quantity of goods, wares, or merchandise, at any price, adapted to all capacities: and its particular, general, and extensive use, shewn by many, and various examples. A table of universal use, demonstrated, by the solution of various questions in multiplication, division, reduction, merchandising, measuring superficies and solids, gauging, surveying, &c. Twenty-five geometrical problems, with their assigned figures, applied to measuring, gauging, surveying, &c. A table calculated, to discover at one view, the different discompts upon any of the branches of the customs, upon imported goods, from one farthing upwards. A table for the more easy reckoning salaries or wages, by discovering, at one view, what any yearly salary, wages, or estate, amounts to, by the mouth, week, or day: and contrary, what any daily salary amounts to by the week, month, or year. A table for casting up interest any rate, for any number of days. The rates and fares of coachmen, carmen, and watermen, with their rules and restrictions. By John Hewitt, accomptant, author of the tables of simple interest, corn dealer's assisiant, &c.
Hewitt, John.Date: 1760- Archives and manuscripts
[Bundle of letters]
Date: 26 March 1883Reference: WF/E/02/01/01/65Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd