The American museum, or, Repository of ancient and modern fugitive pieces [afterw.] The American museum, or, Universal magazine [ed. by M. Carey]., Volume 2Mathew Carey 1789 |
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... Britain , being greatly against them , the gold and filver are drawn out to pay that balance ; and then the neceflity of fome medium of trade has induced the making of pa- per money , which could not be car- ried away . Thus , if ...
... Britain , being greatly against them , the gold and filver are drawn out to pay that balance ; and then the neceflity of fome medium of trade has induced the making of pa- per money , which could not be car- ried away . Thus , if ...
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... Britain , and not to be difcharged but by as much paper ( whatever might be the rate of exchange ) as would purchase a bill for the full fter- ling fum . On the contrary , the merchants have been great gainers by the ufe of paper money ...
... Britain , and not to be difcharged but by as much paper ( whatever might be the rate of exchange ) as would purchase a bill for the full fter- ling fum . On the contrary , the merchants have been great gainers by the ufe of paper money ...
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... Britain , an independent great ftate , when its inhabitants grow too fond of the expenfive luxuries of foreign countries , that draw away its inoney , can , and frequently does , make laws to difcourage and prohibit fuch importations ...
... Britain , an independent great ftate , when its inhabitants grow too fond of the expenfive luxuries of foreign countries , that draw away its inoney , can , and frequently does , make laws to difcourage and prohibit fuch importations ...
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... Britain , and would foon ftrip the bank . 2. To raise a fund by fome yearly tax , fecurely lodged in the bank of England , as it arifes , which fhould ( during the term of years for which the paper - bills are to be current ) ac ...
... Britain , and would foon ftrip the bank . 2. To raise a fund by fome yearly tax , fecurely lodged in the bank of England , as it arifes , which fhould ( during the term of years for which the paper - bills are to be current ) ac ...
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... Britain . " When money can be obtained in great quantities , by little labour , the flower and better means of ob- taining it by manufactures and in- duftry , will always be neglected . Corruption , with all its dreadful train of ills ...
... Britain . " When money can be obtained in great quantities , by little labour , the flower and better means of ob- taining it by manufactures and in- duftry , will always be neglected . Corruption , with all its dreadful train of ills ...
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affembly alfo America arife becauſe cafe caufe cife circumftances citizens commerce confequence confider confiderable confift conftitution congrefs convention courfe court defire diforder eſtabliſhed extenfive fafe faid fame fecond fecure federal feems feen felves fenate fenfe fent ferve fettlers feven feveral fhall fhips fhort fhould fide fign filk fince firft fituation fmall fociety fome foon foreign fpecies fpirit ftates fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fupply fuppofe fupport fure fyftem gold and filver honour houfe houſe increaſe inftance intereft John juft juftice laft land late leaft lefs legislature liberty meaſure ment moft moſt muft muſt nations nature neceffary neral obferved occafion paffed Pennfylvania perfon pofed poffefs poffible prefent preferve prefident principles propofed purpoſe raife reafon Refolved refpect reprefentatives ſhall ſtates taxes tetanus thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion united flates uſe veffel vernment Weft whofe