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... pounds , and in 1739 to eighty thousand pounds , since which it arose during war to upwards of three hundred and fifty thousand pounds , trade , building , and inhabitants all the while increasing , tho ' I now think there are limits ...
... pounds , and in 1739 to eighty thousand pounds , since which it arose during war to upwards of three hundred and fifty thousand pounds , trade , building , and inhabitants all the while increasing , tho ' I now think there are limits ...
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... pounds , his propos'd amend- ment was only of a single word . The bill express'd " that all estates , real and personal , were to be taxed , those of the proprietaries not excepted . " His amendment was , for not read only : a small ...
... pounds , his propos'd amend- ment was only of a single word . The bill express'd " that all estates , real and personal , were to be taxed , those of the proprietaries not excepted . " His amendment was , for not read only : a small ...
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... pounds . Remember , that six pounds a year is but a groat a day . For this little sum ( which may be daily wasted either in time or expense unperceived ) a man of credit may , on his own security , have the constant possession and use ...
... pounds . Remember , that six pounds a year is but a groat a day . For this little sum ( which may be daily wasted either in time or expense unperceived ) a man of credit may , on his own security , have the constant possession and use ...
Contents
DOGOOD PAPERS | 184 |
PREFACE TO POOR RICHARDS ALMANACK 1733 | 198 |
PREFACE TO POOR RICHARDS ALMANACK 1758 | 205 |
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