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... duty falls short of raising the sum required , and other duties must therefore be laid to make up the defi- ciency , all the additional sum laid by the new duties , and paid by other people , though it should amount to no more than a ...
... duty falls short of raising the sum required , and other duties must therefore be laid to make up the defi- ciency , all the additional sum laid by the new duties , and paid by other people , though it should amount to no more than a ...
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... duty ? A. In my opinion there is not gold and silver enough in the colonies to pay the stamp duty for one year . * Q. Don't you know that the money arising from the stamps was all to be laid out in America ? A. I know it is appropriated ...
... duty ? A. In my opinion there is not gold and silver enough in the colonies to pay the stamp duty for one year . * Q. Don't you know that the money arising from the stamps was all to be laid out in America ? A. I know it is appropriated ...
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... duties on goods to be paid on their importation now , is there any kind of difference between a duty on the importation of goods , and an excise on their consumption ? A. Yes ; a very material one : an excise , for the reasons I have ...
... duties on goods to be paid on their importation now , is there any kind of difference between a duty on the importation of goods , and an excise on their consumption ? A. Yes ; a very material one : an excise , for the reasons I have ...
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On the criminal laws and the practice of privateering | 51 |
A dialogue between Great Britain France Spain | 107 |
The internal state of America being a true descrip | 121 |
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