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Remarks on the Early Paper Currency of Massachusetts

Nathaniel Paine · 1866

An 1866 scholarly paper on Massachusetts's colonial paper money, giving background on the currency debates of Hutchinson's era.

This later study of Massachusetts paper currency provides economic background to the era in which Hutchinson served as governor.

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Nathaniel Paine, Remarks on the Early Paper Currency of Massachusetts, 1866.

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What it is

This is a paper by Nathaniel Paine, read before the American Antiquarian Society on 25 April 1866, discussing the early paper currency issued by Massachusetts. It was later printed in Cambridge.

Why it matters

Paper money and its value were major sources of political and economic controversy in colonial Massachusetts, including during Hutchinson's lifetime as a merchant, historian and governor. This later study helps explain the financial world Hutchinson operated and wrote about, though it does not discuss him directly.

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  • Why would paper currency be such a controversial topic in colonial Massachusetts?
  • How might this later study help you understand the economic background of Hutchinson's time, even though it does not mention him?
  • What kinds of sources might Paine have used to write this paper almost a century later?

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