Sketches of America: A Narrative of a Journey of Five Thousand Miles Through the Eastern and Western States of America ; Contained in Eight Reports Addressed to the Thirty-nine English Families by Whom the Author was Deputed, in June 1817, to Ascertain Whether Any, and what Part of the United States Would be Suitable for Their ResidenceLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818 - 462 страница |
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... MENT CONTRACTS . -PRICES OF ARTICLES , AND RENT OF SHOPS . I MY DEAR FRIENDS , New York , August 9th , 1817 . EMBRACE the first opportunity of communi- cating my safe arrival in this land of liberty , which I am enabled to do by the ...
... MENT CONTRACTS . -PRICES OF ARTICLES , AND RENT OF SHOPS . I MY DEAR FRIENDS , New York , August 9th , 1817 . EMBRACE the first opportunity of communi- cating my safe arrival in this land of liberty , which I am enabled to do by the ...
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... ment is , I understand , cheaper than where I reside . The shops ( or stores , as they are called ) have nothing in their exterior to recommend them : there is not even an attempt at tasteful display . The linen and woollen drapers ...
... ment is , I understand , cheaper than where I reside . The shops ( or stores , as they are called ) have nothing in their exterior to recommend them : there is not even an attempt at tasteful display . The linen and woollen drapers ...
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... ment either in the city or back country ; and that among mechanics , masons and carpenters were very good trades . I asked him the reason of trade being bad . He replied that he did not know the reason , that they did not trouble them ...
... ment either in the city or back country ; and that among mechanics , masons and carpenters were very good trades . I asked him the reason of trade being bad . He replied that he did not know the reason , that they did not trouble them ...
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... ment unless he works at an under price . Mr. W. and his Son , who are dyers , would find some difficulty in stepping from the practice of their large concern in to an Ame- rican dye - house ; which , from the non - existence of ...
... ment unless he works at an under price . Mr. W. and his Son , who are dyers , would find some difficulty in stepping from the practice of their large concern in to an Ame- rican dye - house ; which , from the non - existence of ...
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... ment prosecution of individuals for conscience- sake . Whether those halcyon days , which I think would attend a similar state of things in England , are in existence here , must be left for future observation . There are five Dutch ...
... ment prosecution of individuals for conscience- sake . Whether those halcyon days , which I think would attend a similar state of things in England , are in existence here , must be left for future observation . There are five Dutch ...
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