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Excerpt from Currency and Banking in the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay, Vol. 2The evolution Of this work has been adequately set forth in the preface to Part I. It remains only to say a few words concerning the special subject to which this volume is devoted.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical ...

Excerpt from A Search for a Pamphlet by Governor Hutchinson During a recent study which I have made of the currency of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, covering the years 1690 to 1750, I have examined not only all the publications to be found in our public libraries treating directly of this topic, but also many with suggestive titles which yielded nothing to the search. Nearly all the pamphlets of this period were anonymously published...

Excerpt from The Confiscation of John Chandler's Estate1. Certificate of the Committee of Correspondence, etc., of the town of Worcester that John Chandler and others are.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, pr...

Excerpt from The Journey of Moncacht-Apé: An Indian of the Yazoo Tribe, Across the Continent, About the Year 1700To understand the merit of the arguments upon which he bases his faith in the story, it is essential that the whole of the story should be read, otherwise one can neither appreciate the importance attached to the verisimilitude of its style, nor measure the value of the coincidences between the statements of the Indian concerning th...

Excerpt from Benjamin Apthorp Gould Benjamin Apthorp Gould, Ph. D., LL.D., was born in Boston, September 27, 1824. His father, for many years a teacher there, is remembered to this day in consequence of his faithful work, as well as through literary contributions of a professional character. Hannah Flagg Gould, the well-known poetess, was his father's sister. Of the poems of his aunt. Dr. Gould said: "They are characterized by a cheerful, fro...

Excerpt from Tracts Relating to the Currency of the Massachusetts Bay, 1682-1720 Authority, or private Persons, in the nature of a money-bank or merchandise-lumber, to pass Credit upon, by book-entries, or Bils of Exchange, for great Payments: and Change-bills for run ing Cash. Wherein is demonstrated, First, the necessity of having a Bank, to inlarge the Measure of Dealings in this Land, by shewing the benefit of Money, if enough to mete Tra...

Excerpt from An Historical Study of Law's SystemNotwithstanding the evident advantage to the provinces of being furnished with a means Of remittance to Paris which should avoid the expense and risk Of transportation of coin, the bankers and officials who were interested in maintaining the old system were powerful enough to raise serious Opposition to this order in the greater part of the H) provinces. The Duke Of Noailles was obliged to exert ...

Excerpt from George Bancroft George Bancroft was born at Worcester, October 3, 1800. He was the son of Aaron and Lucretia (Chandler) Bancroft. His father was the leading clergyman of the Unitarian denomination in Central Massachusetts, was honored with the degree of D.D. by his Alma Mater, Harvard College, was the author of a standard Life of Washington which has been republished in England and has also been recently reprinted in this country...

Excerpt from George Bancroft While Secretary of the Navy, he issued the order to take posses sion of California in the event, of a war between the United States and Mexico, and while acting as Secretary of War, during the temporary absence of Marcy, Bancroft issued the order to General Taylor to march into Texas. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.co...

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Excerpt from Colonial Currency Reprints, 1682-1751, Vol. 3: With an Introduction and NotesHE following variations from the chronological list in Volume I are to be noted in the con tents of this volume and in their arrangement 1. The seventh newspaper extract in the group relating to the Merchants' Notes is ascribed in.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks....

Excerpt from Certain Considerations Concerning the Coinage of the Colony and the Public Bills of Credit of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay This is the first point at which we obtain a legal rating of the piece of eight in New England currency, and it might be inferred that this value was assigned in consequence of the depreciation of the coinage from the rate at which it was originally minted. If this opinion should prevail. About the ...

Excerpt from Colonial Currency Reprints, 1682-1751, Vol. 1: With an Introduction and NotesIt is possible that other pamphlets may be discovered while these reprints are going through the press. If such should be the case, such discoveries will be included in the series, in their chronological sequence, if the discovery is opportune, otherwise in an appendix.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic ...