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New York Public Library / http://numismatics.org/digitallibrary/ark:/53695/nnan122578IMAGE INFORMATION

Rhode Island Bill, of Ten Shillings, dated 1715

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

April 2, 1818

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 92

Notes:

In 1715 Rhode Island issued £40,000, occasioned by costs of expeditions against the Canadians and contributiing to inflation. George L. McKay, "Early American Currency" / http://numismatics.org/digitallibrary/ark:/53695/nnan122578