Sentences with phrase «originally as a merchant»

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«Soldiers were the people originally most likely to be wandering around with chunks of (looted) gold and silver to begin with, to be looking for the good things in life, and — being heavily armed and itinerant — to be the last people in the world an ancient merchant would see as a good credit risk.

• Brentano — The Brentano House was originally built in the 17th century and was bought as a family home in 1753 by Josephus Brentano, a Dutch merchant of Italian origin.

Originally serving as a merchants market in the 1300s, it is now home to cafés, a summer flower market and different types of entertainment throughout the year.

The Jones Act (originally called the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 and sometimes referred to as the Death on the High Seas Act) provides injured seamen with the right to bring legal action against the employer for damages resulting from his or her injuries on the vessel.