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Sir, The character you have justly aquired for probity, impartiality, and acting as a true patriot, in every thing that may advance the trade of your country; encourages me to give you this trouble. I am not at all displeased, but on the contrary, very well satisfied with the order of the Honourable House of Commons, for bringing in a bill to prevent the setting up of any more such projects as justly deserve the title of bubbles...

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Format:
Book
Series:
Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Business--England--London--Early works to 1800.
Business.
England--London.
Genre:
Single sheet verse.
Letters.
Physical Description:
2 unnumbered pages ; 1/2⁰
Place of Publication:
[London] : [publisher not identified], [1720]
System Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
text file
Notes:
Urging a limitation of government restraints on development of fisheries, notwithstanding the pending Bubble Bill.
Docket title: "A letter to a member of Parliament, for incouraging offices of insurance for ships, merchandise, .. for encouraging the British fishery in America, more especially the cod fishing of Nova Scotia".
Dated at end of text: London, April 30th 1720.
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:
English Short Title Catalog, N37417.
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