The Second Continental Congress passes the eleventh Certificate Act, authorizing the issue of 75,000,000 “dollars” in Continental currency notes (Bills of Credit), in four, five, six, seven, eight, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 “dollar” denominations.
NOTE: This act raises the Continental debt to 267,500,000 Dollars.
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Subsequent Events:
Authority:
“Law of the Jungle”
ccc-2point0.com/preface
References:
Jack Weatherford, The History of Money: From Sandstone to Cyberspace, (New York: Three Rivers Press, 1997), 135-36.
Continental Currency.mht
www.coins.nd.edu/ColCurrency/CurrencyText/CC.html
Current U.s. National Debt:
