Correspondence, 1793-1823.

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Correspondence, 1793-1823.

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Letters and a transcript documenting William Playfair's philosophy on British, French and American trade. Two of the letters discuss strategies for ruining French Credit by circulating counterfeit currency, thus undermining The French Revolution. The third letter discusses the potential for American trade and the fourth discusses the advantages of the steam-carriage patented by Messrs. Bramah Engineers, Pimlico.

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Temple University Libraries, Paley Library

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Temple University Libraries, Paley Library

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Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811

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