Annual Report, Том 9Boston Board of Trade, 1863 |
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advance American amount Annual army arrivals average bags bales bbls Bill Board Boston cent Central Charles City close clothing Commission Merchant Committee comparatively Congress considerable continued cost cotton crop current rates Dealer December 31 demand Department duty ending England estimate Exchange expense exports fact Federal follows Foreign Franklin st George give Government hand hhds highest and lowest imports increase India interests James January John Joseph June 30 labor late less lowest prices manufacture March material meeting middling months nearly November officers operation past Pearl st Philadelphia ports pounds present President principal production provisions purchased quantity question range rates receipts received Report Roads ruled Secretary September Ship Shoe sold South spindles stamps STATEMENT supply taken tion tons trade United Vessels West Western wharf wool York
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Сторінка 145 - Government may appoint, a majority of the members present being necessary to constitute an election, and such officers shall continue in office for the term of one year, or until their successors are elected and qualified to take their places.
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Сторінка 119 - But the troops were clothed and rescued from severe suffering, and those who saw sentinels walking post about the capital of the United States in freezing weather in their drawers, without trousers or overcoats, will not blame the department for its efforts to clothe them, even in materials not quite so durable as army blue kersey.
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Сторінка 122 - Hut the pay and rations of the American and French service are very different, and the inexperienced American wastes clothing, food, and equipment, which must be again supplied by the Government at any cost, in order to preserve his health and efficiency. In battle the losses of our equipment have been very large. Knapsacks are piled, blankets, overcoats, and other clothing thrown off, and, whether victorious or defeated, the regiments seem seldom to recover the property thus laid aside.
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