English Historical Documents: 1714-1783, ed. by D. B. Horn and M. RansomeDavid Charles Douglas Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1957 - Great Britain |
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... period that Sir Gilbert Blane persuaded the Admiralty to adopt this simple remedy . In the meantime Captain Cook had insisted rather on hygiene and cleanliness as the best prophylactic against this dread disease , and had personally ...
... period that Sir Gilbert Blane persuaded the Admiralty to adopt this simple remedy . In the meantime Captain Cook had insisted rather on hygiene and cleanliness as the best prophylactic against this dread disease , and had personally ...
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... period 1714-1783 , although fundamental changes were intro- duced by Pitt in the years immediately following . Public finance was not well organized in this period . Such superintendence and co - ordination as existed was exercised by ...
... period 1714-1783 , although fundamental changes were intro- duced by Pitt in the years immediately following . Public finance was not well organized in this period . Such superintendence and co - ordination as existed was exercised by ...
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... period . The Calico Act shows the impor- tance contemporaries attached to both the woollen and the silk industries . The Act prohibited the home consumption of all prints on pure cotton material , since these would compete with wool and ...
... period . The Calico Act shows the impor- tance contemporaries attached to both the woollen and the silk industries . The Act prohibited the home consumption of all prints on pure cotton material , since these would compete with wool and ...
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GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY | 68 |
David Hume on Whether the British Government inclines more | 97 |
7 Nathaniel Wraxall on the Character of George III | 105 |
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