That the promissory notes of the said company have hitherto been, and are at this time, held in public estimation to be equivalent to the legal coin of the realm, and generally accepted as such in all pecuniary transactions to which such coin is lawfully... History of the Regency and Reign of King George the Fourthby William Cobbett - 1830Full view - About this book
| Samuel Hazard - Banks and banking - 1841 - 456 pages
...have been, nnd are at this time held in public estimation equivalent to the legal coin of the value, and generally accepted as such in all pecuniary transactions to which such coin is lawfully applicable." It is this which Tooke calls Mr. Vansittarl's " resolution of unhappy celebrity,"... | |
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