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... debt , and the loss of her ultramarine dominions lellened her 4.2pences . Her colonies had , indeed , put themfelres into the hands of the English ; but t'e 46 property of her subjects had been preserved by capitulations C2 proIn STATE ...
... debt , and the loss of her ultramarine dominions lellened her 4.2pences . Her colonies had , indeed , put themfelres into the hands of the English ; but t'e 46 property of her subjects had been preserved by capitulations C2 proIn STATE ...
Page 22
... debt . If her troops are cut to pieces , they will by her policy ( and a wonderful policy it is ) be improved , and will be supplied with much better men . If the war is carried on in the colonies , he tells them that the loss of her ...
... debt . If her troops are cut to pieces , they will by her policy ( and a wonderful policy it is ) be improved , and will be supplied with much better men . If the war is carried on in the colonies , he tells them that the loss of her ...
Page 29
... debts contracted in the few years we held them . The property , therefore , of their whole produce , was ours ; not only ' during the war , but even for more than a year after the peace . The author , I hope , will not again venture ...
... debts contracted in the few years we held them . The property , therefore , of their whole produce , was ours ; not only ' during the war , but even for more than a year after the peace . The author , I hope , will not again venture ...
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... debt liand in hand ; and lastly , that the more money you want , the harder it will be to get it ; and that the fcarcity of the commodity will enhance the price . Who ever doubted the truth , or the insignificance , of these ...
... debt liand in hand ; and lastly , that the more money you want , the harder it will be to get it ; and that the fcarcity of the commodity will enhance the price . Who ever doubted the truth , or the insignificance , of these ...
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... debt . Guadaloupe or Martinico alone would have given us material aid ; much in the way of duties , much in the way of trade and navigation . A good ministry would have considered how a renewal of the Alento might have been obtained ...
... debt . Guadaloupe or Martinico alone would have given us material aid ; much in the way of duties , much in the way of trade and navigation . A good ministry would have considered how a renewal of the Alento might have been obtained ...
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