Sir George Caswall vs. The Duke of Portland: Financial contracts and litigation in the wake of the south sea bubble

The Origins and Development of Financial Markets and Institutions: From the Seventeenth Century to the Present

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 121-160

  Shea, Gary S ^a  

^a Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond   (United States)

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EID: 84909636987     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511757419.006     Document Type: Chapter

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