[Ads-l] Antedating of "Tontine"
Shapiro, Fred
fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Tue Jan 30 01:15:10 UTC 2024
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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