Act of Parliament: Receipt, 1720 Dec. 17.

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Act of Parliament: Receipt, 1720 Dec. 17.

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Act of British Parliament authorizing taxation/duty for wrought plate. On the verso there appears a receipt for interest on annuities, £4 per year, payable in three installments. Signatories include John Aislabie, George Baille, R. Edgcumbe, Sir John Williams and Rando Knipe.

1 item (2 p. on 1 sheet); 35 x 19 c.

Temple University Libraries, Paley Library

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Temple University Libraries, Paley Library

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Edgcumbe, Richard

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Baillie, George.

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South Sea Company

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British company founded in 1711 to trade, chiefly in slaves, with Spanish America. The resulting speculation mania that led to ruin for many investors was known as the South Sea Bubble. Company dissolved in 1753. From the description of Records of the South Sea Company, 1712-1753. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982201 The South Sea Company was founded in 1711 to trade (mainly in slaves) with Spanish America, on the assumption that the War of the Spanish Succession, then dr...

Aislabie, John, 1670-1742

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John Aislabie, British politician, was a member of Parliament for Ripon 1695-1721 and for Northallerton, 1702. He held several cabinet posts including Chancellor of the Exchequer 1714-1718. In 1719, he supported the South Sea Company's scheme for paying off the national debt. The company failed and he was expelled from the house in 1721. From the description of Act of Parliament: Receipt, 1720 Dec. 17. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 145566840 ...

Williams, John, Sir, 1896-

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Knipe, Rando.

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