[Ads-l] Antedating of "Tontine"

[Shapiro, Fred]

tontine (OED 1765)

1696 _The Flying Post, or the Post-Master_ (London) 13 Aug. (Nichols Newspaper Collection)

The Affair of the _Tontine_ is an undeniable Demonstration of this, for there was never any Thing propos'd of more Advantage to particular Persons who have Money.

Fred Shapiro


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