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... Britain . The labour of slaves can never be so cheap here as the labour of working men is in Britain . Any one may compute it . Interest of money is in the colonies from six to ten per cent . Slaves , one with another , cost 301 ...
... Britain . The labour of slaves can never be so cheap here as the labour of working men is in Britain . Any one may compute it . Interest of money is in the colonies from six to ten per cent . Slaves , one with another , cost 301 ...
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... Britain to be above 500,0001 . Q. What may be the amount of the produce of your province exported to Britain ? A. It must be small , as we produce little that is wanted in Britain . I suppose it cannot exceed 40,0001 . Q. How then do ...
... Britain to be above 500,0001 . Q. What may be the amount of the produce of your province exported to Britain ? A. It must be small , as we produce little that is wanted in Britain . I suppose it cannot exceed 40,0001 . Q. How then do ...
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... Britain : for its laws , its customs , and man- ners , and even a fondness for its fashions , that great- ly increased the commerce . Natives of Britain were always treated with particular regard to be an Old England - man was , of ...
... Britain : for its laws , its customs , and man- ners , and even a fondness for its fashions , that great- ly increased the commerce . Natives of Britain were always treated with particular regard to be an Old England - man was , of ...
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On the criminal laws and the practice of privateering | 51 |
A dialogue between Great Britain France Spain | 107 |
The internal state of America being a true descrip | 121 |
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