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ministers and bankers share 350000 in wartime finance
A fragment argues that 350000 pounds of public money, raised by subscriptions of elite financiers, was squandered to favor ministerial friends. It cites Amyand and others, notes large gifts to Drummond and Marsh, and decries excise expansion and dual lotteries as wasteful, urging economy and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amyand
Maggens
Salvador
Cole
Broke
Thornton
A¢uilman
Fox
Calcraft
Drummond
Rome
Robert Marsh
Lewis Way
South Sea
Brunswic
Exchequer
Hydra of Excise
Excise