Shillings to Dollars; 1983
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- Identifier
- MS1133-0315
- Title
- Shillings to Dollars; 1983
- Description
- The paper "Shillings to Dollars" by Raymond H. Williamson discusses the evolution and function of "money of account" in colonial and early American history. It explores the use of various forms of money, such as tobacco and Spanish dollars, and the transition to the Federal dollar system. The paper is organized historically, addressing different time periods and regions, and highlights the persistent use of colonial monetary terms well into the 20th century.
- Date
- 3 November 1983
- Creator
- Williamson, Raymond H.
- topic
- talk
- lecture
- SPHEX Club
- Raymond H. Williamson
- Williamson
- 1983
- money of account
- colonial merchants
- bookkeeping
- legal-money standard
- transatlantic transactions
- Spanish dollar
- tobacco money
- colonial ledgers
- mercantile system
- commodity money
- Continental Congress
- Federal money
- decimal system
- Type
- Text
- Genre
- lectures
- Digital Format
- application/pdf
- Language
- English
- Repository
- George M. Jones Library Association
- Rights
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Rights Holder
- Raymond H. Williamson
Part of Shillings to Dollars; 1983