Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin: Comprising the Private Correspondence and Public Negotiations of Dr. Franklin, and a Selection from His Political, Philosophical, and Miscellaneous Works, Volume 3Henry Colburn, 1818 |
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... rise and progress of the American Republic , from its incipient state of colonial industry and dependence , to the vigor of an internal polity , and the power of a consolidated empire . Here the philosopher , the historian , and the ...
... rise and progress of the American Republic , from its incipient state of colonial industry and dependence , to the vigor of an internal polity , and the power of a consolidated empire . Here the philosopher , the historian , and the ...
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... rise of exchange . By slow and gradual rises they seldom suffer , the goods being sold at proportionable prices . But war is a common calamity in all countries , and the merchants that deal with them cannot expect to avoid a share of ...
... rise of exchange . By slow and gradual rises they seldom suffer , the goods being sold at proportionable prices . But war is a common calamity in all countries , and the merchants that deal with them cannot expect to avoid a share of ...
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... rising of the value of any particular commodity wanted for exportation , is to be considered as a depreciation of the ... rise of exchange with London , a depreciation of this paper : but this notion appears to be by no means just . For ...
... rising of the value of any particular commodity wanted for exportation , is to be considered as a depreciation of the ... rise of exchange with London , a depreciation of this paper : but this notion appears to be by no means just . For ...
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... rise as the term shortened , and towards the end recovered their full value . But as a depreciating currency injures creditors , this injured debtors , and by its continually changing value appears unfit for the purpose of money , which ...
... rise as the term shortened , and towards the end recovered their full value . But as a depreciating currency injures creditors , this injured debtors , and by its continually changing value appears unfit for the purpose of money , which ...
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... rise but when the winds blow . Prov . SIR , ' As the cause of the present ill - humor in America , and of the resolutions taken there to purchase less of our manufactures , does not seem to be generally understood ; it may afford some ...
... rise but when the winds blow . Prov . SIR , ' As the cause of the present ill - humor in America , and of the resolutions taken there to purchase less of our manufactures , does not seem to be generally understood ; it may afford some ...
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