
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- LETTER I INTRODUCTION
- LETTER II Reasons for Restraint.–Prevention of Usury
- LETTER III Reasons for Restraint.–Prevention of Prodigality
- LETTER IV Reasons for Restraint.–Protection of Indigence
- LETTER V Reasons for Restraint.–Protection of Simplicity
- LETTER VI Mischiefs of the anti-usurious Laws
- LETTER VII Efficacy of anti-usurious Laws
- LETTER VIII Virtual Usury allowed
- LETTER IX Blackstone considered
- LETTER X Grounds of the prejudices against Usury
- LETTER XI Compound Interest
- LETTER XII Maintenance and Champerty
- LETTER XIII To Dr. Smith, on Projects in Arts, &c
LETTER XIII - To Dr. Smith, on Projects in Arts, &c
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2014
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- LETTER I INTRODUCTION
- LETTER II Reasons for Restraint.–Prevention of Usury
- LETTER III Reasons for Restraint.–Prevention of Prodigality
- LETTER IV Reasons for Restraint.–Protection of Indigence
- LETTER V Reasons for Restraint.–Protection of Simplicity
- LETTER VI Mischiefs of the anti-usurious Laws
- LETTER VII Efficacy of anti-usurious Laws
- LETTER VIII Virtual Usury allowed
- LETTER IX Blackstone considered
- LETTER X Grounds of the prejudices against Usury
- LETTER XI Compound Interest
- LETTER XII Maintenance and Champerty
- LETTER XIII To Dr. Smith, on Projects in Arts, &c
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- A Defence of UsuryShewing the Impolicy of the Present Legal Restraints on the Terms of Pecuniary Bargains, in a Series of Letters to a Friend, pp. 168 - 232Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014