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... bills of credit in America , as a legal tender . 1. " That it carries the gold and silver out of the pro- vince , and so ruins the country ; as experience has shewn , 4 Dr. Franklin has often been heard to say , that in writing this ...
... bills of credit in America , as a legal tender . 1. " That it carries the gold and silver out of the pro- vince , and so ruins the country ; as experience has shewn , 4 Dr. Franklin has often been heard to say , that in writing this ...
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... bills have never kept to their nominal value in circulation ; but have con- stantly depreciated to a certain degree , whenever the quan- tity has been increased . " To consider these reasons in their order ; the first is , 1. " That ...
... bills have never kept to their nominal value in circulation ; but have con- stantly depreciated to a certain degree , whenever the quan- tity has been increased . " To consider these reasons in their order ; the first is , 1. " That ...
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... bills of exchange ; whereby the paper , as com- pared with bills , or with produce , or other effects fit for exportation , was suddenly and greatly depreciated . The unsettled state of government for a long time in that pro- vince had ...
... bills of exchange ; whereby the paper , as com- pared with bills , or with produce , or other effects fit for exportation , was suddenly and greatly depreciated . The unsettled state of government for a long time in that pro- vince had ...
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... bill for the full sterling sum . On the contrary , the merchants have been great gainers by the use of paper - money in those ... bills of exchange ; so that little cash was needed for remittance . Their fishe- ries too furnish them with ...
... bill for the full sterling sum . On the contrary , the merchants have been great gainers by the use of paper - money in those ... bills of exchange ; so that little cash was needed for remittance . Their fishe- ries too furnish them with ...
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... bills in the co- lonies do on the credit of the respective governments there . Their being payable in cash upon sight by the drawer is in- } 1 deed a circumstance that cannot attend the colony bills , 1764 . 87 PAPER MONEY .
... bills in the co- lonies do on the credit of the respective governments there . Their being payable in cash upon sight by the drawer is in- } 1 deed a circumstance that cannot attend the colony bills , 1764 . 87 PAPER MONEY .
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