 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1829 - 550 pages
...many then,) would not now sell for more than from ten to twenty dollars, or one quarter or one fifth of its former price. Reflecting on these things, the...corporation purposes. If it is permitted in my case, my lands here alone, with the mills, &#. will pay every thing, and leave me Monticello and a farm free.... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 1102 pages
...many then,) would not now sell for more than from ten to twenty dollars, or one quarter or one h'fth of its former price. Reflecting on these things, the...corporation purposes. If it is permitted in my case, my lands here alone, with the mills, &c. , will pay everything, and leave me Monticello, and a farm free.... | |
 | B. L. Rayner - History - 1832 - 982 pages
...acre (and such sales were many then), would not now sell for more than from ten to twenty dollars, or one-quarter or one-fifth of its former price. Reflecting...corporation purposes. If it is permitted in my case, my lands here alone, with the mills, etc., will pay every thing, and will leave me Monticello and a farm... | |
 | Stephen Simpson - Presidents - 1833 - 408 pages
...sales were many then,) would not now sell for more than from ten to twenty dollars, or one quarter, or one-fifth of its former price. Reflecting on these...corporation purposes. If it is permitted in my case, my lands here alone, with the mills, &c. will pay every thing, and leave me Monticello and a farm free.... | |
 | George Tucker - 1837 - 608 pages
...many them,) would not no« sell for more than from ten to twenty dollars, or one quarter or one fifth of its former price. Reflecting on these things, the...individual as well as corporation purposes. If it is permit ted in my case, my lands here alone, with the mills, fa* will pay every thing, and leave me... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1854 - 676 pages
...acre, (and such sales were many then,) would not now sell for more than from ten to twenty dollars, or onequarter or one-fifth of its former price. Reflecting...corporation purposes. If it is permitted in my case, my lands here alone, with the mills, &c., will pay every thing, and leave me Monticello and a farm free.... | |
 | Samuel Mosheim Smucker - Presidents - 1857 - 408 pages
...many then,) would riot now sell for more than from ten to twenty dollars, or one quarter or one fifth of its former price. Reflecting on these things, the...lottery, often resorted to before the Revolution, to'effect large sales, and still in constant usage in every State, for individual as well as corporation... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - Presidents - 1858 - 758 pages
...acre (and such sales were many then), would not now pell for more than from ten to tijenty dollars, or one-quarter or one-fifth of its former price. Reflecting...corporation purposes. If it is permitted in my case, my lands here alone, with the mill?, etc., will pay everything, and will leave me Monticello and a farm... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - Presidents - 1858 - 760 pages
...acre (aud such sales were many then), would not iiow sell for more than from ten to twenty dollars, or one-quarter or one-fifth of its former price. Reflecting...often resorted to before the Revolution to effect largo sales, and still in constant usage in every State for individual as well as corporation purposes.... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - 1858 - 764 pages
...acre (and such sales were many then), would not now sell for more than from ten to twenty dollars; or one-quarter or one-fifth of its former price. Reflecting...lottery, often resorted to before the Revolution to effevt large sales, and still in constant usage in every State for individual as well as corporation... | |
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Reflecting on these things, the practice occurred to me, of selling, on fair valuation, and by way of lottery, often resorted to before the Revolution to effect large sales, and still in constant usage in every State for individual as well as corporation... 
