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... ship , entry , mark , number , gauge , & c . , of the cask , and stated that you Required to pay duty . This was taken to the Excise Office at the dock - gate , and if found correct was initialled . Furnished with this authority another ...
... ship , entry , mark , number , gauge , & c . , of the cask , and stated that you Required to pay duty . This was taken to the Excise Office at the dock - gate , and if found correct was initialled . Furnished with this authority another ...
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... ships , by whom bonded , the date , and the marks and numbers of the casks ; and if he did not know where they were , referred to a book in which all are kept . On being told which the dealer wished to taste first , he would probably ...
... ships , by whom bonded , the date , and the marks and numbers of the casks ; and if he did not know where they were , referred to a book in which all are kept . On being told which the dealer wished to taste first , he would probably ...
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... ship , the company become responsible , and continue so while it remains in the docks . If it is taken away at once , there are certain charges for landing , cooperage , wharfage , & c . ; but if it is placed in the vault , there is a ...
... ship , the company become responsible , and continue so while it remains in the docks . If it is taken away at once , there are certain charges for landing , cooperage , wharfage , & c . ; but if it is placed in the vault , there is a ...
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... ship from the Custom - house authorities , sailed for Liverpool , intend- ing to land and sell all as cognac . This might have proved a money - making fraud , but I happen to know that , instead of profit , it must result in heavy loss ...
... ship from the Custom - house authorities , sailed for Liverpool , intend- ing to land and sell all as cognac . This might have proved a money - making fraud , but I happen to know that , instead of profit , it must result in heavy loss ...
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... ship any before 1760 ; therefore the speculations about ' sherris sack ' having been our sherry must be incor- rect . I believe the Spanish wines alluded to in olden times were from Malaga and the Mediter- ranean coast ; with which ...
... ship any before 1760 ; therefore the speculations about ' sherris sack ' having been our sherry must be incor- rect . I believe the Spanish wines alluded to in olden times were from Malaga and the Mediter- ranean coast ; with which ...
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