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Essays upon several subjects : Or, Effectual ways for advancing the interest of the nation. Wherein are plainly laid down, the means by which the subjects in general may be eased and enriched; the poor relieved, and trade encreased in the most material branches of it, viz. in constituting seamen to theirs and the nations advantage, for encouragement of merchants and merchandizing; for relief of the poor of friendly societies; for discouraging vice, and encouraging vertue; the usefulness; of banks and assurances; to prevent bankrupts; with the surest way to recover bad debts; and many other considerable things, profitable and conducing to the great advantage of the nation in general.
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- Author/Creator:
- Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.
- Standardized Title:
- Essay upon projects
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Essays--Early works to 1800.
- Essays.
- Genre:
- Essays.
- Physical Description:
- 4 unnumbered pages,xiv,336 pages ; 8⁰
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for Thomas Ballard, at the Rising Sun in Little Britain, 1702.
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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- Notes:
- Preface signed: D. F., i.e. Daniel Defoe.- A reissue of the sheet of 'An essay upon projects', London, 1697, with a cancel titlepage.
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
- Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library.
- Cited in:
- Moore, 16
- English Short Title Catalog, N9456.
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- Restricted for use by site license.
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