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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1772 Excerpt:... from 2 our humble servant, so Mr. T. R. grocer in London. D. E; No. 8. A Paris, ce § Sept. 1773. Pour 400 A " 32-ler-Per A A double usance, payez, par cette premiere de change,' a Monf. A. B. «u a son ordre, quatre cents ecus, a trente deuz deniers Sterlins pour ecu, valeur recue de Mopseur D. F. & faffez a compte, suivant Vavis De votre tres humble ferviteur, A Monsieur Guillaume Smith, merchand a Londres.. G. F. No. 9. London, 2zd Sept. 1773. For jT 200/. Sterling. At sight of this, my only bill of exchange, pay to' d. B. or order, two hundred pounds Sterling, value in your hands, and place it to accompt, without further advice from,. Tour bumble servant. To Z. R. merchant in Bristol. G. F. Accepts Z. R. Having thus given specimens of the various forms ef bills, I shall ' deliver what seems further necessary on this subject in the following nates. Q i, BILLS j. T 1 LL S of exchange are either inland or foreign., _D Inland bills are, when the drawer and person drawn upon live both in the snme country. Of this sort are No. i. 5. 9. Foreign bills are such as are drawn in one country, and payable in another; as, No. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 2. Four persons are ordinarily concerned in a bill of exchange, viz, two it the place where it is drawn, and two at the place of payment. The two at the place where the bill is drawn, are, the drawer, and the remitter or deliverer, so called, because he remit?, i'.t. sends the bill to his correspondent, in order to have it accepted, and pays or delivers the value to the drawer. The two persons at the place of payment are, he to whom the bill is payable, called the forteur, presenter, or fojsfffir of the bill; and he upon whom the bill is drawn, who (after accepting the bill) is called the accepter. But it freq...