Economic and Social History of New England, 1620-1789: Aboriginal intercourse with the colonistsHoughton, Mifflin, 1963 - New England |
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Page 475
... bills of credit had been used since 1709 , " the whole course of trade having been generally managed and regu- lated thereby ; " and she made them a legal tender until 1727.1 New Hampshire imitated the larger governments both in issuing ...
... bills of credit had been used since 1709 , " the whole course of trade having been generally managed and regu- lated thereby ; " and she made them a legal tender until 1727.1 New Hampshire imitated the larger governments both in issuing ...
Page 478
... bills were equal to silver " over the greatest part of the English continent , " 1 and 30 per cent . better than the local bills on " change " in Boston . In 1721 , according to Governor Burnet , 2 the credit of the bills was about as ...
... bills were equal to silver " over the greatest part of the English continent , " 1 and 30 per cent . better than the local bills on " change " in Boston . In 1721 , according to Governor Burnet , 2 the credit of the bills was about as ...
Page 676
... Bills were hoarded in 1750 in anticipation of the re- demption , when it should accomplish itself . The legisla ture fixed the relative value of coins and paper on the basis of 6s . for the Spanish milled dollar , or " piece of eight ...
... Bills were hoarded in 1750 in anticipation of the re- demption , when it should accomplish itself . The legisla ture fixed the relative value of coins and paper on the basis of 6s . for the Spanish milled dollar , or " piece of eight ...
Contents
CHAPTER XII | 449 |
How the eighteenth century went wrong | 458 |
CHAPTER XIII | 473 |
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