Some years ago, in better times than the present, a ship left one of the towns of New England with 70,000 specie dollars. She proceeded to Mocha, on the Red Sea, and there laid out these dollars in coffee, drugs, spices, and other articles procured in... The North American Review - Page 219edited by - 1824Full view - About this book
| 1828 - 722 pages
...Webster, ' a ship left one of the towns of New Eng' land, having on board 70,000 dollars in specie. She proceeded ' to Mocha, on the Red Sea, and there laid out these dollars on ' coffee, drugs, spices, &o. With this new cargo she proceeded « to Europe ; two thirds of it were... | |
| North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1830 - 592 pages
...Webster, " a ship left one of the towns of New England, having on board 70,000 dollars in specie. She proceeded to Mocha on the Red Sea, and there laid...dollars, which the ship brought back and placed in the vaults of the same bank, whence she had taken her original outfit ; the other third was sent to the... | |
| Daniel Webster - United States - 1830 - 518 pages
...times than the present, a ship left one of the towns of New England with 70,000 specie dollars* She proceeded to Mocha, on the Red Sea, and there laid...&.c. With this new cargo she proceeded to Europe; twothirds of it were sold in Holland for $130,000, which the ship brought back, and placed in the same... | |
| Daniel Webster - United States - 1851 - 572 pages
...times than the present, a ship left one of the towns of New England with 70,000 specie dollars. She proceeded to Mocha, on the Red Sea, and there laid out these dollars in coffee, drugs, spices, and other articles procured in that market. With this new cargo she proceeded to Europe ; two thirds... | |
| Daniel Webster - United States - 1853 - 574 pages
...times than the present, a ship left one of the tuwns of New England with 70,000 specie dollars. She proceeded to Mocha, on the Red Sea, and there laid out these dollars in coffee, drugs, spices, and other articles procured in that market. With this new cargo she proceeded to Europe ; two thirds... | |
| Joseph Gales - United States - 1824 - 872 pages
...the present, a ship left one of the towns of New England with seventy thousand specie dollars. She proceeded to Mocha, on the Red Sea, and there laid...spices, &c. With this new cargo she proceeded to Europe; two-thirds of it were sold in Holland for $130,000, which the ship brought back and placed in the same... | |
| Francis Bowen - Business & Economics - 1856 - 588 pages
...the present, a ship left one of the towns of New England with seventy thousand specie dollars. She proceeded to Mocha on the Red Sea, and there laid out these dollars in coffee, spices, drugs, &c. With this new cargo, she proceeded to Europe ; two thirds of it were sold in Holland... | |
| Francis Bowen - Economics - 1859 - 576 pages
...the present, a ship left one of the towns of New England with seventy thousand specie dollars. She proceeded to Mocha on the Red Sea, and there laid out these dollars in coffee, spices, drugs, &c. With this new cargo, she proceeded to Europe ; two thirds of it were sold in Holland... | |
| Francis Bowen - Economics - 1859 - 586 pages
...the present, a ship left one of the, towns of New England with seventy thousand specie dollars. She proceeded to Mocha on the Red Sea, and there laid out these dollars in coffee, spices, drugs, &c. With this new cargo, she proceeded to Europe ; two thirds of it were sold in Holland... | |
| Francis Lieber - Commerce - 1869 - 52 pages
...times than the present, a ship left one of the towns of New England with 70,000 specie dollars. She proceeded to Mocha, on the Red Sea, and there laid out these dollars in coffee, drugs, spices, and other articles procured in that market. With this new cargo she proceeded to Europe; two-thirds... | |
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