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... himself by hoarding or may even find profit in the fluctuations of values ; but the wage earner — the first to be injured by a depreciated currency and the last to receive the benefit of its correction — is practically defenseless .
... himself by hoarding or may even find profit in the fluctuations of values ; but the wage earner — the first to be injured by a depreciated currency and the last to receive the benefit of its correction — is practically defenseless .
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throughout practically the entire distance from Cumberland to the western Indiana line , when it became apparent that the newly constructed railways would rapidly replace the highways as the ties which would unite the far - flung ...
throughout practically the entire distance from Cumberland to the western Indiana line , when it became apparent that the newly constructed railways would rapidly replace the highways as the ties which would unite the far - flung ...
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... rise in rents into consideration , as well as the rise in food products and some other things , and drawing a general conclusion relative to real wages , the statements just made must hold as practically and generally established .
... rise in rents into consideration , as well as the rise in food products and some other things , and drawing a general conclusion relative to real wages , the statements just made must hold as practically and generally established .
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Contents
Economic Provisions of the Constitution of the United States | 7 |
The Land Ordinance of May 20 1785 | 13 |
The Tariff and Tonnage Acts of July 4 and July 20 1789 | 15 |
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| Title | Major Documents in American Economic History: From an agrarian to an industrial economy (1785-1900) An Anvil original, 55-56 Volume 55 of Anvil books Volumes 55-56 of Anvil original Volume 1 of Major Documents in American Economic History, Louis Morton Hacker |
| Editor | Louis Morton Hacker |
| Publisher | Van Nostrand, 1961 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 20 Jul 2007 |
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