An account of money paid in on the first & third money subscriptions to the South Sea Company with the profit and loss thereon.

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An account of money paid in on the first & third money subscriptions to the South Sea Company with the profit and loss thereon.

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Entries begin on 7 Apr. 1722 and end on 10 Nov. 1727. Signed by S[pencer] Compton and countersigned by Orl[and]o Bridgeman.

1 sheet ([4] p.) ; 38 x 48 cm. folded to 38 x 24 cm.

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