The Mercantile Arithmetic, Adapted to the Commerce of the United States, in Its Domestic and Foreign Relations: With an Appendix Containing Practical Systems of Mensuration, Gauging, and Book-keeping |
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| Title | The Mercantile Arithmetic, Adapted to the Commerce of the United States, in Its Domestic and Foreign Relations: With an Appendix Containing Practical Systems of Mensuration, Gauging, and Book-keeping |
| Author | Michael Walsh |
| Publisher | Richardson & Lord, 1828 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Jun 2007 |
| Length | 315 pages |
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