The Cambridge History of the British Empire: The growth of the new Empire, l783-1870Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians The University Press, 1940 - Great Britain |
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... cotton was not what the spinners wanted ; so in 1792 the shipments were discontinued for a time . Brazil was not yet sending very much or very good cotton . The ten years from the Treaty of Versailles to the outbreak of the war with ...
... cotton was not what the spinners wanted ; so in 1792 the shipments were discontinued for a time . Brazil was not yet sending very much or very good cotton . The ten years from the Treaty of Versailles to the outbreak of the war with ...
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... cotton before 1819. All cotton came in free down to 1798 , and from 1798 to 1801 West Indian , the more valuable article , actually paid more than its then most important competitor , Georgian . In 1803 the duties on all cotton were ...
... cotton before 1819. All cotton came in free down to 1798 , and from 1798 to 1801 West Indian , the more valuable article , actually paid more than its then most important competitor , Georgian . In 1803 the duties on all cotton were ...
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... Cotton : West Indian , 10 , 18 ; 12 ; 34 ; 50 ; 107 , 109 , 110 ; 126 , 127 ; 150 ; 481 ; 664 ; 670 , 671 ; growth ... cotton , 115 , ( 1813 and 1815 ) , 117 ; importance of , in Napoleon's failure , ib .; Levantine cottons , 117 ...
... Cotton : West Indian , 10 , 18 ; 12 ; 34 ; 50 ; 107 , 109 , 110 ; 126 , 127 ; 150 ; 481 ; 664 ; 670 , 671 ; growth ... cotton , 115 , ( 1813 and 1815 ) , 117 ; importance of , in Napoleon's failure , ib .; Levantine cottons , 117 ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
The Conflict with Revolutionary France 17931802 | 36 |
The Struggle with Napoleon 18031815 | 83 |
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