Excerpt from An Historical Account of Massachusetts Currency These examples show, that money or currency, is a convertible term, not absolutely confined to any one mate rial that, among distinct nations and in several periods, it may refer to substances as diverse, as those of the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms. Hence, we may not exclude from the list of currencies some of the articles adopted as such, by our fathers before the close of the 17th century, merely because they do not tally with those to which we have ...
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Excerpt from An Historical Account of Massachusetts Currency These examples show, that money or currency, is a convertible term, not absolutely confined to any one mate rial that, among distinct nations and in several periods, it may refer to substances as diverse, as those of the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms. Hence, we may not exclude from the list of currencies some of the articles adopted as such, by our fathers before the close of the 17th century, merely because they do not tally with those to which we have been accustomed. This introduction now brings us to enter on the course immediately in view. As we advance, it is proposed to remark on currency, not merely in its several species, but also in some of its rela tions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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