The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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Page 398
... issues . By 1715 they totalled £ 474,000 . These bills were issued by the Government . But in 1701 a plan was put forward for establishing a Land Bank , to issue paper money on security of land . This scheme was revived in 1714. It was ...
... issues . By 1715 they totalled £ 474,000 . These bills were issued by the Government . But in 1701 a plan was put forward for establishing a Land Bank , to issue paper money on security of land . This scheme was revived in 1714. It was ...
Page 432
... issue in America was the integrity of the royal prerogative as embodied in Orders in Council , in royal mandates and warrants , and in instructions to the governors , all of which the authorities at home were endeavouring to maintain in ...
... issue in America was the integrity of the royal prerogative as embodied in Orders in Council , in royal mandates and warrants , and in instructions to the governors , all of which the authorities at home were endeavouring to maintain in ...
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... issues in peace time ; for such " banks of money ' seemed an excellent way of stimulating trade . The suggestion was that the colonial governments should issue paper , not to meet the exigencies of government , but to loan it out to ...
... issues in peace time ; for such " banks of money ' seemed an excellent way of stimulating trade . The suggestion was that the colonial governments should issue paper , not to meet the exigencies of government , but to loan it out to ...
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