17 results filtered with: Weights and measures - Early works to 1800
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The negociator's magazine: Or, The most authentick account yet published of the monies, weights, and measures, of the principal places of trade in the world. Also an account of the European exchanges in general; the customs of merchants relating thereto; and rules and examples to cast them up by; with the nature and use of simple and compound arbitrations; and an history of the English gold and silver coins, for near 500 years past. To which are added, curious calculations of great use in the West-India, Carolina, and New-England trades, and tables shewing the intrinsick value of any foreign gold or silver coin. All of great use of merchants and traders; and entirely necessary to those who would understand merchants accompts. The sixth edition, with many alternations, and great additions. By Richard Hayes, teacher of merchants accompts; late of Princes-street near the Bank of England, now of Queen-street near Cheapside.
Hayes, Richard, accomptant and writing-master.Date: MDCCXL. [1740]- Books
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Memorial for Alexander Earl of Galloway, James Fea of Clestren, James Traill younger of Hobister, John Traill of Westness, William Balfour of Trenabie, Archibald Stewart of Burgh, Thomas Traill of Westove, John Traill of Elsness, Thomas Mackenzie of ground-water, David covingtree of Newark, Jerom Denison of Noltland, Thomas Traill of Tirlett, Thomas Loutit of Tenston, Patrick Fea of Airy, Patrick fea of Kirbuster, Mr. Thomas rendal of Breck, Robert Scola of odness, and the Reverend Mr. Robert Scola of Hunten, minister of the gospel at Stronsa, all udalmen, and proprietors of lands and heritages in the Islands of Orkney, pursuers; against James Earl of Morton, defender. ...
Galloway, Alexander Stewart, Earl of, approximately 1694-1773.Date: 1759]- Books
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The negociator's magazine: or, The exchanges anatomiz'd. In two parts. Part I. Shewing the different species and denominations of the moneys, and the meaning of the agio's practised in foreign states, together with the current prices of the exchanges, and the method to calculate them for most places traffick in Europe. Part II. Containing plain instructions concerning bills of exchange, wherein is shewn what method to take in most cases that can happen in the usual transactions and occurrences of trade. The second edition. By Richard Hayes, profess'd accomptant and writing-master.
Hayes, Richard, accomptant and writing-master.Date: 1726- Books
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Miscellaneous memorandums. 1796.
Date: 1796]- Books
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The farmer's, grazier's, and butcher's ready reckoner; a short table, by which the weight of stock, according to the different usages in England, can be ascertained; and the value of stock of any size, with the difference, at once discovered.
Date: 1796- Books
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Cummings's perpetual memorandum-book: for the use of all such whose business requires accuracy and dispatch: interleaved with his patent asses skin, together with a variety of useful and necessary tables, relative to persons in trade and business.
Cummings, G.Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- Books
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The exact dealer refined: being a useful companion for all traders. In three parts. Containing I. A Description of the Commodities, Coins, Weights and Measures of Great Britain, and its neighbouring Countries. With Useful Directions about Entring and Taking up Goods at the Custom house: Instructions about Bills of Exchange, and the Keeping of Books of Accompts. The way of Recovering Debts; likewise Exact Tables of Accompts ready cast up II. Containing a plain Institution of Arithmetick in all its Parts; with an excellent and easie new way of multiplying Foot-Measure in Feet and Inches, by Feet and Inches, without Reduction and applied to the Measuring of Carpenters Joyners, Painters, Plaisterers, Glasiers, and Bricklayers Work, &c. And of Solid Timber, &c Also the whole Art of Gauging, with several curious Tables. And very necessary Observations relating to the Measuring of Land. III. Containing the Travellers Guide through all the Principal Roads in England. An Account of Carriers Inns, and Days of going out. Also the Rates of Post-Letters. With other Matter not before made publick The fifth edition, enlarged. By J H. author of The secretary's guide.
Hill, John, active 1712.Date: [1702]- Books
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A treatise of weights and measures. In which the antient and modern weights and messures of several nations are accurately compared, especially those of Scotland and England.
Young, William, merchant.Date: 1762- Books
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A new set of tables of solid and superficial measure. In the most familiar method. Shewing at sight, the content of any piece of timber, plank, or board, &c. used in architect or naval work. The second edition. To which is added, practical examples in measuring of artificers work, relating to building. With the method of finding the content of unequal-sided timber. And also, to reduce mohogany or marble, &c. into superficial inch feet. By Ph. Levi Hodgson, measurer.
Hodgson, Ph. Levi.Date: MDCCLXIII. [1763]- Books
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The negociator's magazine: Or The most authentic account yet published, of the monies, weights, and measures, of the principal places of trade in the known world. Also an account of the European exchanges in general, the laws and customs of bills of exchange, promissory notes, &c. with the method of computing exchanges; also the nature and use of simple and compound arbitrations. To which are added, curious calculations of great use in the West-Indian and American trade, and tables shewing the intrinsick value of any foreign gold or silver coin. All of great use of merchants and traders; and entirely necessary to those who would understand merchants accounts. By Richard Hayes. The ninth edition, revised, methodized, and improved with the addition of several new and useful tables, by Benjamin Webb, writing master and accountant, and master of the Grammar School belonging to the worshipful company of haberdashers in Bunhill-Row; author of the Tables for buying and selling stocks, and of the Complete annuitant.
Hayes, Richard, accomptant and writing-master.Date: 1764- 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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Observations on the proposed plan for an universal standard of weights and measures; in a letter to Sir John Sinclair, Bart. Member of Parliament. By John Rotheram, M.D.
Rotheram, John, 1751-1804.Date: 1791- Books
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The negociator's magazine: Or The most authentic account yet published, of the monies, weights, and measures, of the principal places of trade in the known world. Also an account of the European exchanges in general, the laws and customs of bills of exchange, promissory notes, &c. with the method of computing exchanges; also the nature and use of simple and compound arbitrations. To which are added, curious calculations of great use in the West-Indian and American trade, and tables shewing the intrinsick value of any foreign gold or silver coin. All of great use to merchants and traders; and entirely necessary to those who would understand merchants accounts. By Richard Hayes. The eleventh edition, revised, methodized, and improved with the addition of several new and useful tables, by Benjamin Webb, writing maser and accountant, and master of the Grammar School belonging to the worshipful company of haberdashers: in Bunhill-Row; author of the Tables for buying and selling stocks, and of the Complete annuitant.
Hayes, Richard, accomptant and writing-master.Date: MDCCLXXVII. [1777]- Books
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A state of the English weights and measures of capacity, as well antient as modern; with some considerations thereon: Being an attempt to prove, that the present avoirdepois weight is the legal and ancient standard for the weights and measures of this kingdom. By Samuel Reynardson Esq; F.R.S.
Reynardson, Samuel.Date: Printed in the year MDCCL. [1750]- Books
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The negociators's magazine: Or, The most authentick account yet published, of the monies, weights, and measures, of the principal places of trade in the world. Also an account of the European exchanges in general; the customs of merchants relating thereto; and rules and examples to cast them up by; with the nature and use of simple and compound arbitrations; and an history of the English gold and silver coins, for near 500 years past. To which are added, curious calculations of great use in the West-India, Carolina, and New-England trades; and tables shewing the intrinsick value of any foreign gold or silver coin. All of great use of merchants and traders; and entirely necessary to those who would understand merchants accompts. The seventh edition, with many alternations, and great additions. By Richard Hayes, teacher of merchants accompts; late Princes-street near the Bank of England, now of Queen-street near Cheapside.
Hayes, Richard, accomptant and writing-master.Date: MDCCXL. [1740]- Books
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Tables for silver, Containing: I. Thirty tables for old plate; each table shewing, at one view, the value of any quantity, from one pennyweight, to two hundred ounces, at one price; begining with two shillings and six-pence. II. Sixty-four tables for Spanish silver; each table shewing, at one view, the value of any quantity, from one pennyweight, to eleven hundred ounces, at one price; begining at five shillings, and ending at five shillings and eight-pence. III. Fifty-two tables for new plate, to ten shillings. Also a table of sixteenth's. In the first and third of these articles, the price rises by one-penny per ounce; in the second, by the eighth part of a penny; so that the whole work together, is one continued set of tables for all kind of silver, from two shillings and six-pence, to ten shillings. By Robert Stanton.
Stanton, Robert.Date: MDCCLV. [1755]- Books
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The negociator's magazine: Or, The most authentick account yet published, of the monies, weights, and measures, of the principal places of trade in the known world. Also an account of the European exchanges in general, customs of merchants relating thereto; and rules and examples to cast them up by; with the nature and use of simple and compound arbitrations; and an history of the English gold and silver coins, for near 500 years past. To which are added, curious calculations of great use in the West-India Carolina, and New-England traders; and tables, shewing the intrinsick value of any foreign gold, or silver coin. All of great use of merchants and traders; and entirely necessary to those who would understand merchants accompts. The fifth edition, with many alternations, and great additions. By Richard Hayes, teacher of merchants accompts; late of Princes-street near the Bank of England, now of Queen-street near Cheapside.
Hayes, Richard, accomptant and writing-master.Date: MDCCXL. [1740]