Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence, Том 5R. W. Pomeroy, 1823 |
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... currency became excessive , he strongly opposed new emissions of paper , as tend- ing to the utter destruction of public confidence . In a letter addressed to Nathaniel Peabody , Esq . and dated Portsmouth , 22d November , 1779 , he ...
... currency became excessive , he strongly opposed new emissions of paper , as tend- ing to the utter destruction of public confidence . In a letter addressed to Nathaniel Peabody , Esq . and dated Portsmouth , 22d November , 1779 , he ...
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... currency which inflicted so deep a wound on public credit , and oc- casioned so much private distress . To liquidate the expenses of the war , immense sums were emitted in bills of credit , and the same method was adopt- ed by the ...
... currency which inflicted so deep a wound on public credit , and oc- casioned so much private distress . To liquidate the expenses of the war , immense sums were emitted in bills of credit , and the same method was adopt- ed by the ...
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... currency , whose dimi- nution in value arose from the vast quantity in cir- culation : it was , in fact , impossible not to anticipate depreciation , and preposterous , to endeavour to cor- rect it , while a community consisting of ...
... currency , whose dimi- nution in value arose from the vast quantity in cir- culation : it was , in fact , impossible not to anticipate depreciation , and preposterous , to endeavour to cor- rect it , while a community consisting of ...
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