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432.: ricardo to sinclair1 - David Ricardo, The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, Vol. 8 Letters 1819-June 1821 [1819]

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The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, ed. Piero Sraffa with the Collaboration of M.H. Dobb (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2005). Vol. 8 Letters 1819-1821.

Part of: The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, 11 vols (Sraffa ed.)

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432.

ricardo to sinclair1

Dear Sir,

Your plan is neither more nor less than a proposal to depreciate the currency 20 per cent. If I could consent to such a measure, I should propose to do it openly, without disguise; but I do not think such a plan necessary or expedient, and confidently expect, that in no long time, we shall surmount all our difficulties. I remain your obedient servant,

David Ricardo.

[1 ]Correspondence of Sir John Sinclair, vol. i, pp. 374–5; Letters to Trower, XLVI.