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LETTER OF CREDIT

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Originally appearing in Volume V16, Page 501 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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LETTER OF
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CREDIT  , a
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letter, open or sealed, from a banker or
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merchant, containing a
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request to some other
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person or
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firm to advance the
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bearer of the letter, or some other person named therein, upon the
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credit of the writer a particular or an unlimited sum of
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money . A letter of credit is either
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general or
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special . It is general when addressed to merchants or other persons ingeneral, requesting an advance to a third person, and special when addressed to a particular person by name requesting him to make such an advance . A letter of credit is not a negotiable
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instrument . When a letter of credit is given for the
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purchase of goods, the letter of credit usually states the particulars of the merchandise against which bills are to be
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drawn, and
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shipping documents (bills of
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lading, invoices,
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insurance policies) are usually attached to the draft for
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acceptance .

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Payment realised against the Letter of Credit can be transfered to the account of the Manufacturer exporer on the instructions of the beneficiary of the Letter Of Credit
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