John Law of Lauriston

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Excerpt from John Law of Lauriston: Financier and Statesman, Founder of the Bank of France, Originator of the Mississippi Scheme, Etc Exaggerated accounts of resources of Louisiana - Law's judgment at fault. - His ultimate aim.-he creates an arti ficial rise in the value of Company shares - His unsuccessful efforts to gain in¿uence over saint-simon. - Acquisition of Tobacco mono ly. - Absorption of other companies - Re constitution of est India Company - Parliamentary opposi tion overcome. Mothers and Daughters - Excited speculation in shares - Issue of notes to colonists. - A pioneer's account of Louisiana. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.