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archive access 1.05.21, inventory number AB.1.9, page 9

base Com op to thooe who introdueed the same
into corculation knowing is to te Calsified
yet that nnder all circumstances it wou
beunsair to bring a los on the individual
bona side holders of such Corn, — we came
toan imammdais resolution to call in ale
saes with plugs whatsoenen; whether made
biaso, of Copper quilt over, er of better material
so as once Cor ale to guard agamst the posibile
of a simelai meposition benng practised at a
suture percod. — And we resolved af the same
tinie that paper monei under the guarantee of
the Colony, shoued be isried in the room of thone
plugged Toes morder to paso as a Colomial Cun
uutel it would be in om pomer te redeem ik
in specie.
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In consequence of this operation there has
been withdraion from general Arculation a
quantiti of com, consisting in joes witk plug
equal in the valne they represent te nearli
L50000 Steilicy, sor whick, Colony goods, redeen
„able in specie dighteen months orsooner, are
now issning. - Onconsidering of the measmes
to be adosited sor enabling the Goveruineut of
the Colony to keep iks facth weth the publie wid
the
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the least popsible loss to itself, yom Excelleney
agreed with ijouw Memorialists that the best
plan would be, and is was resolued accordingly,
to send the plugged Joes thues Collected to England
there to be sald. sor whatenen price the goed found
in them, shauldsetch and to approsniate the
kweeeds towards deCraying the expena of a
new Coinage for the use of these Colonies, to be
executed under the inspection of M:r Bolton of
Binningham, partly of good foes of the valen
at whick they hare sor ijeans been legallij
Current here, — and also of a proportion of selven
money with a peculear stamp. so asto ensie
ik remaming in the Countrij, whick lateen
opeiation, onaccount of the verij qreat incon=
=venence now expeneneed from the want of
â sufficient quantity of small silver money,
particularlij by those classes of the Communitij
who stand most in need of ik, would unquestin
„ably be attended witk a permanent benesit to
the Colonyj:
Jom Memorialists howeven are aware
that this plan cannot be carried into execution
without His Majestys Sauction of the
uitendedl