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while in charge of a trading company in 1772, Alexander Hamilton writes in a letter:"Sir, the 101 barrels of superfine flour from Philadelphia have landed. I have already sold forty, at eleven and a half pieces-of-eight a barrel -- but, as there are fewer delivered, I will insist on twelve for the rest."why would he "insist on twelve for the rest"?
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