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Indig o Fortune Lifts Aberdeen Trader on a Bad Bet
In Aberdeen a prudent Scotsman Donald M Gr ie buys forty one tons of indigo from London dealers after a vague order, then faces a costly resale when a clerk arrives with authority from Hobbins and Robbins. By delaying speech until the right moment, he offloads the cargo for a large profit and retires with wealth.
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Douce
Scot
Aberdeen
Chapman
London
Donald Wyrie
Gude Auld
Donald
Kirk
Donald M’giie
M’grie
Willy Donald
Noman
Donald M'Grie
Unce
Edinbro
Gude
Hobbins, Hobbins & Robbins
West Indies
Marie
Ife
Threshhold
Donald M’grie
Mr. M’grie
Ainsel
Hubbens
Daniel Hubbens
Otter
Southman
Stubbens
Tubbens