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... produce exported to Great Britain in 1750 was 804,7701 . 5s . 6d . ; of the goods im- ported from that country in the same year , 1,313,076 / . 1s . 11d . The value of the goods exported in 1760 was 761,1017 . 11s . 6d . ; of those ...
... produce exported to Great Britain in 1750 was 804,7701 . 5s . 6d . ; of the goods im- ported from that country in the same year , 1,313,076 / . 1s . 11d . The value of the goods exported in 1760 was 761,1017 . 11s . 6d . ; of those ...
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... produced in their minds was , that it would have been still more disastrous had their defence been in- trusted to ... produce of Southern Europe in exchange ; Spain was the best market for the rice of Carolina ; the Dutch settlers of New ...
... produced in their minds was , that it would have been still more disastrous had their defence been in- trusted to ... produce of Southern Europe in exchange ; Spain was the best market for the rice of Carolina ; the Dutch settlers of New ...
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... produced 286,903 tons of cast - iron , and 197,233 tons of bar - iron ; 30,497 persons were employed in this branch of industry , and the capital invested in it amounted to nearly 20,500,000 dollars . In the same year 31,239,453 tons of ...
... produced 286,903 tons of cast - iron , and 197,233 tons of bar - iron ; 30,497 persons were employed in this branch of industry , and the capital invested in it amounted to nearly 20,500,000 dollars . In the same year 31,239,453 tons of ...
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... produce also a certificate of having completed his 23rd year . He must produce certificates of having attended subsequently to having taken one of the above degrees in medicine ( a ) to Clinical or Practical Medicine , during two years ...
... produce also a certificate of having completed his 23rd year . He must produce certificates of having attended subsequently to having taken one of the above degrees in medicine ( a ) to Clinical or Practical Medicine , during two years ...
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... produced in the Ural Moun- tains are of great importance and value . [ PERM . A variety of other mineral productions are also found there , among which there are topaz , iridium , malachite , the onyx , topaz - emerald , beryl , and ...
... produced in the Ural Moun- tains are of great importance and value . [ PERM . A variety of other mineral productions are also found there , among which there are topaz , iridium , malachite , the onyx , topaz - emerald , beryl , and ...
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