Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 39F. Hunt, 1858 |
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... vessels , raising of ....... Supplies -- lien , [ law case ] .. Surinam light - vessel , change in position of .. 112 Switzerland , post - offices of ...... . banks of , in 1857 . 66 118 726 T. Tamarinds preserved in sugar , duty on ...
... vessels , raising of ....... Supplies -- lien , [ law case ] .. Surinam light - vessel , change in position of .. 112 Switzerland , post - offices of ...... . banks of , in 1857 . 66 118 726 T. Tamarinds preserved in sugar , duty on ...
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... Vessels under partial Rules -The material qualities of Vessels should not be prejudiced by Admeasurement - Thickness of the Shells of Vessels - Ratio of shells to Internal Capacity - Some ships built for Bur- den and others for Stowage ...
... Vessels under partial Rules -The material qualities of Vessels should not be prejudiced by Admeasurement - Thickness of the Shells of Vessels - Ratio of shells to Internal Capacity - Some ships built for Bur- den and others for Stowage ...
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... vessels for the fisheries and coast- ing trade . In time , ship - building was prosecuted by him , and subsequently by the Pepperrells , till its commerce was extended along the coast , through- out the British West Indies , and with ...
... vessels for the fisheries and coast- ing trade . In time , ship - building was prosecuted by him , and subsequently by the Pepperrells , till its commerce was extended along the coast , through- out the British West Indies , and with ...
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... vessels on the banks and at the shoals . Timber was rafted down the rivers for their ship - building , which was their greatest source of wealth . The proceeds of vessels and cargoes sent abroad were remitted to their bankers in England ...
... vessels on the banks and at the shoals . Timber was rafted down the rivers for their ship - building , which was their greatest source of wealth . The proceeds of vessels and cargoes sent abroad were remitted to their bankers in England ...
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... vessels was fourteen in the provincial fleet , carrying about two hundred guns . There were no military officers at that time in New England ex- perienced in European tactics and warfare from whom a commander - in- chief of the ...
... vessels was fourteen in the provincial fleet , carrying about two hundred guns . There were no military officers at that time in New England ex- perienced in European tactics and warfare from whom a commander - in- chief of the ...
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