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... proper purposes , may wish to buy , on the payment into the Treasury of the full amount . A prudent in- dividual in his own case , whose object is to obtain his just due , would , un- der such circumstances , assign his interest in a ...
... proper purposes , may wish to buy , on the payment into the Treasury of the full amount . A prudent in- dividual in his own case , whose object is to obtain his just due , would , un- der such circumstances , assign his interest in a ...
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... proper in- quiry , which is to be made by Mr. Gallatin , it shall be found that the land is worth the money , say amount of the judgment , I may find it for my in- terest to take the judgment and pay the money , and by these means be ...
... proper in- quiry , which is to be made by Mr. Gallatin , it shall be found that the land is worth the money , say amount of the judgment , I may find it for my in- terest to take the judgment and pay the money , and by these means be ...
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... proper vessel or vessels of sufficient force , to be provid- ed for that purpose , to Brassey sound , in Shetland , ( which is hereby appoint- ed to be the place of rendezvous of the said deep sea British white herring fishery ) so as ...
... proper vessel or vessels of sufficient force , to be provid- ed for that purpose , to Brassey sound , in Shetland , ( which is hereby appoint- ed to be the place of rendezvous of the said deep sea British white herring fishery ) so as ...
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... proper for such voyage and fishing as aforesaid ; and shall specify also the quantity of salt , the whole number of barrels , distinguish- ing those which are filled with salt from those which are empty ; the quan- tity of netting with ...
... proper for such voyage and fishing as aforesaid ; and shall specify also the quantity of salt , the whole number of barrels , distinguish- ing those which are filled with salt from those which are empty ; the quan- tity of netting with ...
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... proper officer of the fishery , by instrument in writing under his hand ( setting forth the particulars , which shall appear by the notice and certifi- cate endorsed thereon as herein mentioned ; and also that bond has been given ...
... proper officer of the fishery , by instrument in writing under his hand ( setting forth the particulars , which shall appear by the notice and certifi- cate endorsed thereon as herein mentioned ; and also that bond has been given ...
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aforesaid amount Baltimore boiler branded breadth Britain British herring fishery British white bushels buss or vessel Capt carried cents certificate certificate of registry cod and ling commissioners construction cost crew cured and packed curer day of month deep sea dollars estimate expense exportation feet fish fishery at place Fort Winnebago four further enacted gutted hake half hereby horses inches injury less ling fishery Liverpool Majesty manner master miles an hour miles per hour oath officer Ohio canal passengers persons pickle Point of Rocks port or place pounds pounds weight present proper put on board quantity railroad railway regulations repacked repairs respect road salt shillings shipped stage coach steam carriages steam coaches sundry taken thereof tion toll tonnage bounty tons transporting from hence ungutted velocity vessel or boat voyage wagons weight wheels white herring fishery
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Page 7 - ... 2. That at this rate they have conveyed upwards of fourteen passengers. 3. That their weight, including engine, fuel, water, and attendants, may be under three tons. 4. That they can ascend and descend hills of considerable inclination with facility and safety.
Page 124 - Payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves and every of us, jointly and severally, for and in the whole, our Heirs, Executors, and Administrators, and every of them, firmly by these Presents.
Page 279 - Committee to believe that the substitution of inanimate for animal power, in draught on common roads, is one of the most important improvements in the means of internal communication ever introduced. Its practicability they consider to have been fully established ; its general adoption will take place more or less rapidly, in proportion as the attention of scientific men shall be drawn by public encouragement to further improvement.
Page 13 - ... containing the same shall be forfeited, and shall and may be seized by any officer of the fishery : ********* XL.
Page 215 - The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber, from the colliery, down to the river, exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made with four rowlets fitting these rails ; whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal merchants.
Page 19 - ... every such person so offending shall for every such offence forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred pounds to any person who shall sue for the same...
Page 48 - An Act to repeal the Duties of Customs payable in Great Britain, and to grant other Duties in lieu thereof...
Page 82 - ... our heirs, executors, and administrators, and every of them, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals.
Page 57 - Perhaps one of the principal advantages resulting from the use of steam will be, that it may be employed as cheaply at a quick as at a slow rate ; ' this is one of the advantages over horse labour, which becomes more and more expensive, as the speed is increased. There is every reason to expect, that in the end, the rate of travelling by steam will be much quicker than the utmost speed of travelling by horses ; in short, the safety to travellers will become the limit to speed.
Page 5 - Assembly; be it therefore enacted by the authority aforesaid, that it shall and may be lawful for His Majesty, his heirs and successors, by...