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Considerations on the dispute now depending before the Honourable House of Commons, between the British, southern, and northern plantations in America. In a letter to -
Z----h, A----r.Date: [1731]- Books
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The true state of the case, in an address to all the good people of England. From a well-wisher to his country.
Well-wisher to his Country.Date: M.DCC.LXIII. [1763]- Books
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The British negociator: or, Foreign exchanges made perfectly easy. Containing tables for all the various courses of exchange from, and the several coins equated of, Holland, Hamburgh, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Venice, Lechorn, Genoa, Denmark, Poland, Sweden, Russia, & Ireland. Together with tables and rules for exchanges, from Asia, Africa, and America, or the West-Indies: and the exchanges of the principal foreign nations with one another. Also, arbitrations of exchanges, in a new and concise method applicable to business. Likewise, the weights and measures of foreign nations. To which is annexed, several mercantile tables, equally useful to foreign traders and factors, and to inland merchants and dealers. And an essay on the nature and business of exchanging in general is prefixed, by way of introduction. The second edition, corrected and enlarged. By S. Thomas, merchant.
Slack, Thomas, 1718 or 1719-1784.Date: MDCCLXV. [1765]- Books
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The national merchant: or, discourses on commerce and colonies, being an essay for regulating and improving the trade and plantations of Great Britain, by uniting the national and mercatorial interests. To which are added, some considerations on providing for, and employing our useless and burdensome people. In several letters to a friend.
Bennet, John, merchant.Date: MDCCXXXVI. [1736]- Books
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Considerations on the present peace, As far as it is relative to the colonies, and the African trade.
Roberts, John, governor of Cape Coast Castle.Date: MDCCLXIII. [1763]- Books
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An essay: or, scheme: towards establishing and improving the fishery, and other manuctures of Great-Britain. Humbly offered and dedicated to the North-Sea Company; and all true lovers of their Country, Nature, and Art. What goods and merchandize are proper for maritime traffick, whence they are to be bad, and what Gain and Profit they will produce to the said Company, for whose Use this small Treatise is Publish'd. The which will produce a far greater Treasure to the Crown, and this united Kingdom, than both the Indies. By Francis Cawood, of London Merchant, subscribed to in the Years, 1713, 1716, and 1720, now full and still Subsisting.
Cawood, Francis.Date: 1721- Books
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An Act for encouraging the importation of naval-stores from Her Majesties plantations in America.
England and Wales.Date: 1704]- Books
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Ways and means discovered, to enlarge trade and commerce, the improvement of navigation, the advancement of the King's revenues, plentifully supplying the poor, and for the common Good of all Merchants and Traders whatsoever, by Sea or Land. Recommended to all Cities, Corporations, Towns, Parishes and Villages, in Great-Britain and Ireland. Humbly presented to His most Sacred Majesty, King George. Also is Ways Discovered for all those who shall be concerned in such a Publick Good, how they shall Improve their Money so as to make it Ten Pounds per Cent. per annum certain, with a Dividend of 4 or 5 per Cent. and in all probability more, and that by Acts of Parliament; and shall have Real Security for the Money Subscribed for; and no Person can Run One Shilling Hazzard upon any Account whatsoever; nor any Person be at above Two Pence in the Pound Charge. By J. Lucas, Gent.
Lucas, John, Gent.Date: [1717]- Books
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The British negociator: or, Foreign exchanges made perfectly easy. Containing tables for all the various courses of exchange from, and the several coins equated of, Holland, Hamburgh, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Venice, Leghorn, Genoa, Denmark, Poland, Sweden, Russia, Ireland. Together with tables and rules for exchanges, from Asia, Africa, and America, or the West-Indies: and the exchanges of the principal foreign nations with one another. Also, arbitrations of exchanges, in a new and concise method applicable to business. Likewise, the weights and measures of foreign nations. To which are annexed, several mercantile tables, equally useful to foreign traders and factors, and to inland merchants and dealers. And an essay on the nature and business of exchanging in general is prefixed, by way of introduction. By S. Thomas, merchant.
Slack, Thomas, 1718 or 1719-1784.Date: 1759- Books
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Occasional reflections addressed to the people of Great Britain, by a bystander.
Bystander.Date: MDCCLVII. [1757]- Books
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An Act for paying off and cancelling one million of Exchequer bills, and to give ease to the South-Sea Company, in respect of its present obligation, to circulate or contribute towards circulating Exchequer bills; and to give further time to that Company for repayment of one million, which was lent to them; and for issuing a further sum in new Exchequer bills, towards His Majesties supply, to be discharged and cancelled, when the said Company shall repay the million owing by them; and that the Exchequer bills, which are to continue, may be circulated at easie and moderate rates; and for appropriating the supplies granted to His Majesty in this Session of Parliament; and for relief of the sufferers at Nevis and Saint Christophers, by an invasion of the French in the late War; and for laying a further duty on apples imported; and for ascertaining the duties on pictures imported.
Great Britain. Parliament.Date: 1722]