Download or read book Bills of Lading as Bank Security (Classic Reprint) written by Paul Charles Peine and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-17 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Bills of Lading as Bank Security The earliest form of bill of lading had no value as a credit instrument, and was not even regarded as commercial paper. It was Limply a receipt given to the shipper by the carrier as evidence that he goods had been received, and as evidence of a contract to deliver I hem in good condition at their destination. The bill did not indi ate ownership of the goods represented. Very early, however, mer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.