Merchants [ Commerce ]
… traditional social classes and the rise of the merchant was part of the expansion of the ‘middling sorts’. Cultures of commerce and politeness – two key attributes of eighteenth-century British identity – came together in the figure of the … because a good reputation and good social networks were integral to a merchant’s credit and financial dealings. People > Commerce Keywords Commerce Merchants Middling sort North America Politeness A merchant was ‘a trader or a dealer by wholesale’, especially …
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