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Debates on Woollen Trade Decline and National Debt Alarm
The letter discusses Britain's woollen trade decay, exports, coin scarcity, and rising poverty. It cites Mr Webber and Mr London, noting fewer combers and carders, price drops, and Dutch and French competition. It argues against premeditated ruin and warns of broader economic collapse if policies aren’t reversed. The piece cites postwar debt, commerce losses, and the need to restore home production and monetary balance.
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Great Britain
France
Europe
Britain
Webber
London
Bristol Fair
Bridgewater
Minehead
Barnstable
Bitheford
Topsham
Exon
Bocking
Braintree
Norwich
Yarmouth
Blackwell Hall
Becardie
Portugal
Man
Prince and Princess of Wales
Park-Place
Henley Upon Thames
Duke of Cumberland
John Norris
Board of Admiralty
Rupert
Ambrose
Gregory
Coast Service
Deptford
Carolina
Admiralty
Queen’s Arms
St. Paul’s Church- Yard
Essex
Serjeant
Commayns
Oxford
Keblewhite
St. Mary’s
Magdalen College
Sitker
New College
John Purrett
Coxed
Winchester College
Winchester
Ufisak
His Majesty’s Board of Works
Exchequer Garden
Court of Common-Pleas
Westmister Hall
Molyneux