| Volume I |
| Front Matter |
| I. |
The Colony Bills. The Province Bills |
| II. |
The Massachusetts Coinage, Proclamation Money, and Lawful Money |
| III. |
The Currency Conflict under Dudley and Shute |
| IV. |
The Contest under Dummer and Burnet |
| V. |
The Currency, 1702-1730: Depreciation and Remedial Legislation |
| VI. |
Enforcement of the Royal Instructions during Belcher’s Administration |
| VII. |
The Struggles during Belcher’s Time to Check the Depreciation |
| VIII. |
The Inflation under Shirley |
| IX. |
Attempts at Adjustment of Debts |
| X. |
The Lords of the Treasury Favor Reimbursement for the Louisbourg Expedition and Parliament Passes the Grant |
| XI. |
The Delivery of the Money is Delayed and Obstructed |
| XII. |
The Money Paid and the Specie Payments Resumed |
| XIII. |
Parliament and Bills of Public Credit in the Colonies |
| XIV. |
The Engraved Plates and Their Various Alterations.—The Colony Bills and the Old Tenor |
| XV. |
The Engraved Plates and Their Various Alterations: The First, Second, and Third New Tenor and the 1750 Bills |
| XVI. |
Where Specimens of the Massachusetts Bills Are Preserved |
| XVII. |
The Emissions of the Neighboring Governments. New Hampshire |
| XVIII. |
The Emissions of the Neighboring Governments. Rhode Island |
| XIX. |
The Emissions of the Neighboring Governments. Connecticut |
| XX. |
The Lesson in Economics |
| XXI. |
The Currency and the Politics of the Province |
| XXII. |
Sources of Authority Used Herein and a Few Words as to the Study of the Currency in the Other Colonies |
| Appendices to Volume I |
| A. |
Old Colony Bills |
| B. |
Invoice of Silver and Copper |
| C. |
Account Current of Sir Peter Warren and William Bollen |
| D. |
The New Tenor Bills |
| E. |
Emissions and Retirements, 1702-1749, Including Loans |
|
Index to Volume I |
| Volume II |
| Front Matter |
| I. |
What the English Knew about Banking—1600-1650 |
| II. |
English Views about Banking—1650-1675 |
| III. |
The Incorporation of the Bank of England Settles the Question |
| IV. |
The Influence of English Publications in America |
| V. |
The Bank of 1686, the Bank of 1714, and the Currency Discussion |
| VI. |
The Connecticut Land Bank, the Boston Merchant’s Notes of 1733. The New Hampshire Merchant’s Notes |
| VII. |
The Land Bank of 1740 and the Silver Bank |
| VIII. |
The Discussion, 1730-1740 |
| IX. |
The Closure of the Land Bank—First Commission |
| X. |
The Closure of the Land Bank.—The Second Commission.—The Lottery.—The Third Commission.—The End. |
| XI. |
The General Court and the Bank Litigants |
| XII. |
The Political Effect of the Closure of the Land Bank |
| Appendices to Volume II |
| A. |
Broadside Issued by the Founders of the Land Bank |
| B. |
The Articles of the Land Bank |
| C. |
Articles of the Silver Bank |
| D. |
Silver Bank. Agreement of the Directors Concerning Article 19. Secured by Belcher |
| E. |
Alphabetical List of Partners in the Land Bank of 1740 |
|
Index to Volume II |
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