Early New York Paper Currency. 



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List of Acts passed by the Legislature of New York relating 

 to Paper Currency from 1709 to 1789. 



1709. — June 8 : An act for the currency of bills of credit 

 for five thousand pounds. 



Nov. 1 : An act for the currency of bills of credit 

 for four thousand pounds. 



Nov. 12 : An act for the currency of bills of credit 

 for ten thousand ounces of plate, or fourteen thousand 

 five hundred and forty -five Lyon dollars. 



1710. — Nov. 25 : An act to retrench the growing interest 

 of bills of credit. 



1711. — July 26: An act for the currency of twenty-five 

 thousand ounces of plate. 



1714. — Sept. 4: An act for paying and discharging the 

 several debts and sums of money claimed as debts 

 of this colony, to the several persons therein named, 

 and to make and enforce the currency of bills of 

 credit, to the value of twenty-seven thousand six hun- 

 dred and eighty pounds, for that purpose; also to 

 make void all claims and demands made, or pretended 

 to be due from this colony, before the first day of 

 June, one thousand seven hundred and fourteen, and to 

 prevent this colony from being in debt for the future. 



1715. — May 19 : An act explaining the act of 1714. 



July 5 : An act for a supply to be granted to his 

 majesty for supporting his government in the province 

 of New York, and for striking bills of credit for that 

 purpose. 



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