Economic and Social History of New England, 1620-1789: Aboriginal intercourse with the colonistsHoughton, Mifflin, 1963 - New England |
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Page 491
... currencies . But it only proved that governments can make money , but cannot make a currency . Gresh- am's law worked steadily on . The specie - bearing notes were hoarded and disappeared from circulation , while the citizens were ...
... currencies . But it only proved that governments can make money , but cannot make a currency . Gresh- am's law worked steadily on . The specie - bearing notes were hoarded and disappeared from circulation , while the citizens were ...
Page 736
... currency underwent but little change in this period . Massachusetts had much the better system and her trade profited by it . Connecticut had main- tained her paper money fairly , and had raised liberal taxes during the French War ...
... currency underwent but little change in this period . Massachusetts had much the better system and her trade profited by it . Connecticut had main- tained her paper money fairly , and had raised liberal taxes during the French War ...
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... currency in Massachusetts , 379 ; legislation on the subject , 379- 332 ; results of fiat currency in various states , 380 ; Sewall's views on , 380 ; fluctuations in specie , 383 ; origin of the dollar , 383 ; four standards of currency ...
... currency in Massachusetts , 379 ; legislation on the subject , 379- 332 ; results of fiat currency in various states , 380 ; Sewall's views on , 380 ; fluctuations in specie , 383 ; origin of the dollar , 383 ; four standards of currency ...
Contents
CHAPTER XII | 449 |
How the eighteenth century went wrong | 458 |
CHAPTER XIII | 473 |
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