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Observations on the trade and revenue of North America

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04961 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript Date: [1763] Pagination: 6 p. ; Height: 37.7 cm, Width: 23.5 cm Order a Copy

The manuscript discusses smuggling and illegal commerce in North America, and how it has become such a chronic problem. It also contains a plan of guard stations on the coast of North America.

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