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... as I can ascer- tain the fact , the proportions are two - thirds Americans to one - third British . The total is 5,633 ; out of which 3,756 are Americans , and 26 AMERICAN MARINE . In the foreign trade we have to deduct the ...
... as I can ascer- tain the fact , the proportions are two - thirds Americans to one - third British . The total is 5,633 ; out of which 3,756 are Americans , and 26 AMERICAN MARINE . In the foreign trade we have to deduct the ...
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... proportion of them can be considered as seamen , as it embraces all the internal river navigation . The steam navigation employs 6,500 men , of whom of course not one in ten is a seaman . The fisheries for cod and herring employ about ...
... proportion of them can be considered as seamen , as it embraces all the internal river navigation . The steam navigation employs 6,500 men , of whom of course not one in ten is a seaman . The fisheries for cod and herring employ about ...
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... system prevails ; it is a common speculation ; and the men embarking stipulate for such a proportion of the fish caught as their share of the profits . They are generally well to do , are connected together 28 AMERICAN MARINE .
... system prevails ; it is a common speculation ; and the men embarking stipulate for such a proportion of the fish caught as their share of the profits . They are generally well to do , are connected together 28 AMERICAN MARINE .
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... proportion as the com- merce and shipping of America shall increase , so will the demand upon us become more onerous ; and that should we fail in producing the number of seamen necessary for both ser- vices , the Americans will always ...
... proportion as the com- merce and shipping of America shall increase , so will the demand upon us become more onerous ; and that should we fail in producing the number of seamen necessary for both ser- vices , the Americans will always ...
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... proportion of slaves required for the cul- tivation of the purely agricultural and chiefly grazing farms or plantations in these States is small , fifteen or twenty being sufficient for a farm of two hundred or three hundred acres ; and ...
... proportion of slaves required for the cul- tivation of the purely agricultural and chiefly grazing farms or plantations in these States is small , fifteen or twenty being sufficient for a farm of two hundred or three hundred acres ; and ...
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A Diary in America: With Remarks on Its Institutions, Volumen3 Frederick Marryat Vista completa - 1839 |
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