James Milner, Esq; Mr. Nathaniel Toriano, Mr. Joshua Gee, Mr. Christopher Haynes, Mr. David Martin, and others the most eminent
Merchants of the City of London. Vol. II [-III.] The
second edition.
London: Printed for
Charles Marsh, and
Thomas Davies,
mdccxliii
. [1743.]
HF3505.6 .B87
12mo. Vol. II and III only, 194 and 184 leaves in twelves.
Lowndes III, 1272.
Sabin 37783.
McCulloch, page 142.
Contemporary calf, initialled by Jefferson at sig. I in each volume; 2 leaves in vol. II slightly defective. With the Library
of Congress 1815 bookplate.
Charles King, fl. 1721, a London merchant, edited this work which was published originally as a bi-weekly periodical during the summer
of 1713 at the time of the proposed treaty of commerce with France. The intention was to refute the arguments of Defoe in
his
Mercator
, in favor of the treaty. King’s first edition appeared in 1721. Volume III is dedicated to Paul Methuen, son of the framer
of the Methuen treaty.
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The American Negociator.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 105. no. 346, as above.
WRIGHT,
John.
The American Negotiator, or the various currencies of the British Colonies in America; as well the Islands, as the Continent.
The Currencies of Nova Scotia, Canada, New England, New York, East Jersey, Pensylvania, West Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, &c. And of the islands of Barbadoes, Jamaica, St. Christophers, Antigua, Nevis, Montserrat,
&c. Reduced into English Money, by a Series of Tables suited to the several exchanges between the Colonies and Britain, adapted
to all the variations that from time to time have, or may happen. With Tables reducing the current money of the Kingdom of
Ireland into Sterling, and the contrary, at all the variations of exchange. Also, a chain of tables for the interchangeable
reduction of the currencies of the Colonies into each other. And many other useful tables relating to the trade in America.
By J. Wright, Accomptant. The
third edition.
London: Printed for the Proprietors, by
J. Smith, and sold by Messieurs
Hawes,
Clarke and
Collins, Booksellers in Paternoster-row; and by the Booksellers in
Great-Britain and
Ireland.
mdcclxv
. (Price bound
Seven Shillings). [1765.]
HG3861 .W955
8vo. 203 leaves. At the beginning is a list of the subscribers’ names to the first edition, 1761, on 12 leaves; to the second
edition, 1763, on 6 leaves; and to the third edition, 1765, on 8 leaves.
Rebound in half red morocco by the Library of Congress. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T.
With the autograph signature of John Wayles on the title-page.
Dedicated, on October 8, 1761, to the Right Honourable Samuel Lord Sandys, first Commissioner for Trade and Plantations. The
occupations added to the subscribers’ names give a most interesting picture of the professions and trades of the period in
England, and include original bug-doctor, wharfinger, china-man, sattin-dresser, throster, setter, slop-seller, fellmonger,
indico-maker, collar-maker, button-man, lighterman, operator of teeth, worm-maker, whalebone-cutter, drum and colour man,
musical clock maker, taby-waterer, stocking-trimmer, peruke-maker, bacon-cutter, buckram stiffener, chaser, original maker
of red liquid ink and black and red british ink powder, orris weaver, throwster, anchorsmith, cork cutter, shalloon maker,
threadman, and many others. The names include S. Engs. merch. of Rhode Island, and Thom. Fisher, merch. of Barbad.
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