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The Demise of Richard Cantillon

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Abstract Describes the strange demise of Richard Cantillon in Albemarle Street in 1734. Was he murdered by his French cook or did he arrange his apparent death and escape to the Dutch Colony of Surinam? Who was the mysterious Chevalier de Louvigny who arrived in Surinam with a collection of documents relating to Richard Cantillon?
Title: The Demise of Richard Cantillon
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Abstract Describes the strange demise of Richard Cantillon in Albemarle Street in 1734.
Was he murdered by his French cook or did he arrange his apparent death and escape to the Dutch Colony of Surinam? Who was the mysterious Chevalier de Louvigny who arrived in Surinam with a collection of documents relating to Richard Cantillon?.

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