A discourse on honesty in dealing

delivered at Middlebury on the annual fast, April 15, 1818

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Published 1818 by Printed by J.W. Copeland in Middlebury, Vt .
Written in English

Subjects:

• Business ethics -- Sermons,
• Sermons, American

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Edition Notes

Statement	by Joshua Bates
Series	Early American imprints -- no. 43251
The Physical Object
Format	Microform
Pagination	28 p
Number of Pages	28
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL15127837M

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