History of the Great American Fortunes, Volumen1C.H. Kerr, 1910 |
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... . By 1765 they employed 4,000 seamen and had 28,000 tons of shipping and did a business esti mated at somewhat more than a million dollars . Chapter IV THE SHIPPING FORTUNES THUS it was that at 58 HISTORY OF THE GREAT AMERICAN FORTUNES.
... . By 1765 they employed 4,000 seamen and had 28,000 tons of shipping and did a business esti mated at somewhat more than a million dollars . Chapter IV THE SHIPPING FORTUNES THUS it was that at 58 HISTORY OF THE GREAT AMERICAN FORTUNES.
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... dollars , few details likewise are known . He was the son of Sam- uel Butler , a shoemaker who removed from Edgartown , Mass . to Provi- dence about 1750 and became a merchant and shipowner . Cyrus fol- lowed in his steps . When this ...
... dollars , few details likewise are known . He was the son of Sam- uel Butler , a shoemaker who removed from Edgartown , Mass . to Provi- dence about 1750 and became a merchant and shipowner . Cyrus fol- lowed in his steps . When this ...
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... dollars , that Astor , in conjunction with other merchants , had as a free gift from the Government . This omission is characteristic , inas- much as it leaves the reader in complete ignorance of the kind of meth- ods Astor used in ...
... dollars , that Astor , in conjunction with other merchants , had as a free gift from the Government . This omission is characteristic , inas- much as it leaves the reader in complete ignorance of the kind of meth- ods Astor used in ...
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... dollars was the average minimum . In many places , however , the great majority of debts were for less than ten dollars . Thus , for the year ending November 26 , 1831 , nearly one thousand citizens had been impris- oned for debt in ...
... dollars was the average minimum . In many places , however , the great majority of debts were for less than ten dollars . Thus , for the year ending November 26 , 1831 , nearly one thousand citizens had been impris- oned for debt in ...
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... dollar and a half . " 6 On the other hand , the propertied class not only was able to raise money at a fairly low ... dollars . THE PENALTIES OF POVERTY If a man were absolutely destitute and took to theft as the only means of warding ...
... dollar and a half . " 6 On the other hand , the propertied class not only was able to raise money at a fairly low ... dollars . THE PENALTIES OF POVERTY If a man were absolutely destitute and took to theft as the only means of warding ...
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