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PURSER
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V22,
Page 666
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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PURSER , the old name for the paymaster of the See also:British and See also:American navies still used in See also:merchant vessels of to-See also:day . In the British See also:navy he was appointed by a See also:warrant from the See also:admiralty and was paid partly by See also:salary and partly by a percentage (to%) on the value of unexpended stores . |
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