A true and impartial account of the rise and progress of the South Sea Company : wherein the Assiento contract is particularly considered : proving the great advantages that would have accrued to England by a faithful observance of it on the part of Spain : with observations on a late pamphlet, intituled 'Considerations on the American trade, before and since the establishment of the South Sea Company' : detecting the many gross misrepresentations of the author : humbly addressed to Admiral Vernon / by a Gentleman now resident in Jamaica.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Houstoun, James, b. ca. 1690.

Contributor:

Vernon, Edward, 1684-1757.

Series:

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trading companies--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.

Trading companies.

Great Britain--Commercial policy--Early works to 1800.

Great Britain.

Considerations on the American trade, before and since the establishment of the South Sea Company.

South Sea Company--Early works to 1800.

South Sea Company.

Great Britain. Treaties, etc--Spain, 1713 Mar. 26.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (33 p.)

Other Title:

True and impartial account of the rise and progress of the South Sea Company

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for T. Cooper, 1743.

Notes:

"Attributed to James Houstoun by George Nelson, who says that statements made by the author concerning himself check with what is known of Houstoun and that pp. 189 ff. of Houstoun's "Works," 1753, follow very closely pp. 28 ff. of the above tract."--Sabin.

Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.

Sabin no. 97095.

Cited in:

RLIN, CTRG00-B1807

OCLC:

65345417