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Transportation Costs
From:
James H Brothers IV <[log in to unmask]>
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HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 23 Nov 1999 13:45:39 -0500
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I'm interested in historic shipping costs.  Especially comparisons of 18C and
early 19C ground and water transportation costs.   I have a figure for the
Severn (UK) in the early 1700s, that shows that ground movement of cargo cost
8.5X water.

JH Brothers  IV

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