This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: ...the affair of Mr Arthur Savage. I cannot give a better answer to it than by Begging you to refer to my two Letters of Nov 17, 1764, by which you will see I advis'd you not to credit him, rather than anything encouraging, & the Sincere Dictates of my conscience are that I am SCARCITY OF MONEY 139 no more accountable ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: ...the affair of Mr Arthur Savage. I cannot give a better answer to it than by Begging you to refer to my two Letters of Nov 17, 1764, by which you will see I advis'd you not to credit him, rather than anything encouraging, & the Sincere Dictates of my conscience are that I am SCARCITY OF MONEY 139 no more accountable than the most indifferent person, that as you have rec'd from him the, 300 I limited his Credit to, it is of course, cancell'd. He further adds: --The scituation of our trade & the scarcity of money is such that I have almost come to a Resolution to suspend the Importation of Goods for a year or two, till matters take a Better turn, & then shall have time to close all my accts. Then I shall know whether I can realize anything or not, for times are very precarious. You ship goods to any & everybody, send for sales here the articles we import, and employ persons to purchase up here our Exporting commodities that I know not how we shall make remittances for our goods already imported. That I don't think is right, for besides raising the prices it must put us in Difficulty in remitting & you must wait with patience. What merchant has not passed through such seasons of depression, and does not have in his bosom a fellowfeeling for John Hancock in his fits of despondency of more than a century ago? What wonder that he closes his letter to Harrisons & Barnards thus: --I am now very much engaged, & having been lately in a bad state of Health & am not able to add much more at present; don't forget the candles. Mr. Hancock was much absorbed in the business of the General Court, where he ably served as chairman of committees, maturing measures of the House. He became more and more positive in his policy of resistance, as t...
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