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![No contraction. Contraction of the plain legal tenders, even at the rate now authorized by law ($4,000,000 a month) is likely to work mischief. [Washington, D. C.? 1866?].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvbm8tY29udHJhY3Rpb24tY29udHJhY3Rpb24tb2YtdGhlLXBsYWluLWxlZ2FsLXRlbmRlcnMtZXZlbi1hdC10aGUtcmF0ZS1ub3ctNDA4MDFlLTEwMjQuanBn/320/151/jpg "No contraction. Contraction of the plain legal tenders, even at the rate now authorized by law ($4,000,000 a month) is likely to work mischief. [Washington, D. C.? 1866?].")
![No contraction. Contraction of the plain legal tenders, even at the rate now authorized by law ($4,000,000 a month) is likely to work mischief. [Washington, D. C.? 1866?].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvbm8tY29udHJhY3Rpb24tY29udHJhY3Rpb24tb2YtdGhlLXBsYWluLWxlZ2FsLXRlbmRlcnMtZXZlbi1hdC10aGUtcmF0ZS1ub3ctZTY0MDdmLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/53/webp "No contraction. Contraction of the plain legal tenders, even at the rate now authorized by law ($4,000,000 a month) is likely to work mischief. [Washington, D. C.? 1866?].")
![No contraction. Contraction of the plain legal tenders, even at the rate now authorized by law ($4,000,000 a month) is likely to work mischief. [Washington, D. C.? 1866?].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvbm8tY29udHJhY3Rpb24tY29udHJhY3Rpb24tb2YtdGhlLXBsYWluLWxlZ2FsLXRlbmRlcnMtZXZlbi1hdC10aGUtcmF0ZS1ub3ctMzE3NDFkLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/53/webp "No contraction. Contraction of the plain legal tenders, even at the rate now authorized by law ($4,000,000 a month) is likely to work mischief. [Washington, D. C.? 1866?].")
![No contraction. Contraction of the plain legal tenders, even at the rate now authorized by law ($4,000,000 a month) is likely to work mischief. [Washington, D. C.? 1866?].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvbm8tY29udHJhY3Rpb24tY29udHJhY3Rpb24tb2YtdGhlLXBsYWluLWxlZ2FsLXRlbmRlcnMtZXZlbi1hdC10aGUtcmF0ZS1ub3ctYjkyZGE5LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/53/webp "No contraction. Contraction of the plain legal tenders, even at the rate now authorized by law ($4,000,000 a month) is likely to work mischief. [Washington, D. C.? 1866?].")
![Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In Senate, January 28, 1789. Whereas it appears that there are some deficient constables and collectors of the taxes granted prior to the tax granted the 9th day of July, A. D. 1784 ... [Boston, 1789].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3ODkvMDEvMDEvY29tbW9ud2VhbHRoLW9mLW1hc3NhY2h1c2V0dHMtaW4tc2VuYXRlLWphbnVhcnktMjgtMTc4OS13aGVyZWFzLWl0LWFwcGVhcnMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/62/webp "Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In Senate, January 28, 1789. Whereas it appears that there are some deficient constables and collectors of the taxes granted prior to the tax granted the 9th day of July, A. D. 1784 ... [Boston, 1789].")
![[Menu, March 3, 1866] Washington, D. C. 1866.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvbWVudS1tYXJjaC0zLTE4NjYtd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1kLWMtMTg2Ni1jM2I2MWYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/56/webp "[Menu, March 3, 1866] Washington, D. C. 1866.")
