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... rooms . This system continued in operation without inter- ruption during the reign of James I .; but Charles I. laid violent hands on the money , and so destroyed . The city the credit of the Mint in 1640 for 16 BANKING .
... rooms . This system continued in operation without inter- ruption during the reign of James I .; but Charles I. laid violent hands on the money , and so destroyed . The city the credit of the Mint in 1640 for 16 BANKING .
Page 17
... hand - maid of commerce ; ' and it is by the introduction of such institutions that the resources of a country are developed and econo- mised by bringing merchants and traders to settle their mutual indebtedness without the intervention ...
... hand - maid of commerce ; ' and it is by the introduction of such institutions that the resources of a country are developed and econo- mised by bringing merchants and traders to settle their mutual indebtedness without the intervention ...
Page 20
... hand in hand with commerce . They take the money of those who do not know how to employ it , and lend it to those who do , to the advantage of all three classes , and so what before remained idle is now made profitable . Like a thousand ...
... hand in hand with commerce . They take the money of those who do not know how to employ it , and lend it to those who do , to the advantage of all three classes , and so what before remained idle is now made profitable . Like a thousand ...
Page 21
... hands of banks by allowing them a paper issue , demonstrates the necessity of some impar- tial supervision , and we naturally look to the State - as the highest in authority , and therefore carrying the greatest weight , both moral and ...
... hands of banks by allowing them a paper issue , demonstrates the necessity of some impar- tial supervision , and we naturally look to the State - as the highest in authority , and therefore carrying the greatest weight , both moral and ...
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... recover from A ; but we believe , in practice , such has seldom succeeded . The bill of exchange is almost always drawn pay- able at some distant period , and each person hand- 6 ing a bill of exchange to another has to 28 BANKING .
... recover from A ; but we believe , in practice , such has seldom succeeded . The bill of exchange is almost always drawn pay- able at some distant period , and each person hand- 6 ing a bill of exchange to another has to 28 BANKING .
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