Richard Bland, Conservator of Self-government in Eighteenth-century Virginia |
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Page 49
... tobacco trade and it was essential that the colonial government regulate tobacco production and trade closely . One of the primary objects was to provide for the inspection of all tobacco produced for ex- port to insure high standards ...
... tobacco trade and it was essential that the colonial government regulate tobacco production and trade closely . One of the primary objects was to provide for the inspection of all tobacco produced for ex- port to insure high standards ...
Page 124
... tobacco 4 crop was very poor . The price of tobacco , being as susceptible to the laws of supply and demand as that of any commodity , climbed to such a high level that it became very difficult for many Virginians to pay their debts in ...
... tobacco 4 crop was very poor . The price of tobacco , being as susceptible to the laws of supply and demand as that of any commodity , climbed to such a high level that it became very difficult for many Virginians to pay their debts in ...
Page 125
... tobacco is made " and the people were unable to meet their tobacco debts , collectors would be prohibited " from exacting exorbitant prices for tobacco ... from the poor and needy . " All tobacco debts were to be payable in money at the ...
... tobacco is made " and the people were unable to meet their tobacco debts , collectors would be prohibited " from exacting exorbitant prices for tobacco ... from the poor and needy . " All tobacco debts were to be payable in money at the ...
Contents
An Apprentice Burgess | 31 |
The Pistole Fee Dispute ཎྜ | 95 |
The Two Penny Controversy | 123 |
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