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Adam Hoops letter to Thomas Rotch, Philadelphia
No full textA partially preserved letter of uncertain date. Adam Hoops discusses money shortages and the sale of land. "Being in want of money for necessary purposes my hope of raising it is on the credit of the above land." 6.25" x 7.75" (16 by 19.6 cm
Adam Hoops letter to Thomas Rotch, Philadelphia 15 July 1818
No full textThomas Rotch responds to Adam Hoop's request for an estimate of the value of three hundred acres of his land. Adam Hoops asks Rotch for another estimate now that a recent village has been laid out adjacent to his property. 7.5" x 9.7" (19 by 24.6 cm
Adam Hoops letter to Thomas Rotch, Philadelphia 15th February 1817
No full textAdam Hoops discusses transport improvements in New York and his decision to sell his land at Sugar Creek. He comments on the establishment of other villages and towns in Pennsylvania and Ohio. 8" x 10" (20.3 by 25.5 cm
Adam Hoops letter to Thomas Rotch, New York 6th Month 14th 1816
No full textJohn Murray writes an introductory letter to Thomas Rotch on behalf of Adam Hoops who requires information regarding his land located near Kendal. He urgently needs to sell his land in order to repay a debt. A detailed description of his property and its assets to Rotch follows the introduction. Hoops needs confirmation of the value of his property before he can proceed to sale.
7.85" x 9.85" (20 by 25.1 cm
Adam Hoops letter to Thomas Rotch, New York 15 Sept 1821
No full textAdam Hoops discusses the transfer of his land, 300 acres located ten to twelve miles from Kendal to Stephen Van Rensellar of Albany, New York as a security for a loan of six hundred dollars. 8" x 10" (20.4 by 25.5 cm
Adam Hoops letter to Thomas Rotch, 29 March 1820
No full textA note regarding taxes on Adam Hoop's land indicates that a certain person does not recollect if Thomas Rotch paid the taxes, but he will inquire after Rotch returns to Kendal from New England. 4" x 6.55" (10.1 by 16.7 cm
ADAM SMITH'S OPTIMISTIC TELEOLOGICAL VIEW OF HISTORY
No full textAdam Smith's four-stage theory provides the framework for his writings on history. The fourth stage is the commercial epoch; the culmination of history in this stage is a key component in the conventional interpretation of Adam Smith as a prophet of commercialism. In two historical case studies Smith shows the capacity of commercial society to regenerate itself. This potent capacity suggests that commercial society is inevitable. At a certain point in time it also overcomes the major obstacles to its permanence. Smith's philosophy of history anticipates the end of history views of Kant and Hegel.Political Economy,
How Might Adam Smith Pay Professors Today?
No full textAdam Smith’s proposal for paying professors was intended to induce increased faculty knowledge. If students have imperfect information about what they learn, and universities can only imperfectly measure the input of faculty time in student learning, publications may be used to measure faculty knowledge. If professors’ ability to publish is positively related to their ability to produce student learning, which universities can imperfectly measure, publications may be necessary to attract more able professors. Since research signals faculty knowledge, schools that do not value publications per se could require higher publication standards and pay higher wages than schools that value only publications.
ADAM SMITH'S VIEW OF HISTORY: CONSISTENT OR PARADOXICAL?
No full textThe conventional interpretation of Adam Smith is that he is a prophet of commercialism. The liberal capitalist reading of Smith is consistent with the view that history culminates in commercial society. The first part of the article develops this optimistic interpretation of Smith's view of history. Smith implies that commercial society is the end of history because 1) it supplies the ends of nature that he identifies; 2) it is inevitable; and 3) it is permanent. The second part of the article shows that Smith has some dark moments in his writings where he seems to reject completely such teleological notions. In this more civic humanist mood he confesses that commercial society does not supply the ends of nature, nor is it inevitable, nor is it permanent. Both views exist in Smith and the commentator is forced to choose between passages in Smith's work in order to support a particular interpretation of the former's view of history.Political Economy,
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[New Jersey case of John O'Neal for the murder of Adam Hoops].
No full text1796 New Jersey case of John O'Neal for the murder of Adam Hoops. The four documents included information on his incarceration on June 16, 1796; William Cooper's testimony on July 11th and appointment to the Court of Common Pleas in 1795; and the extradition from Pennsylvania on July 16, 1796
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