Download or read book A History of the Bills of Credit Or Paper Money Issued by New York, From 1709 to 1789 (Classic Reprint) written by John H. Hickcox and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-02 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A History of the Bills of Credit or Paper Money Issued by New York, From 1709 to 1789 N cwn etherland was surrendered to the English in 1664, the Duke of York having Obtained a. Grant Of the province from King Charles II. The Dutch reconquered the country, but it was eventually restored to the English in 1674, when the Duke Obtained a new grant Of the colony of New York. The government was composed of the governor and council appointed by the king, and subsequently of the assembly chosen by the people. In it was vested the authority to make laws, subject to the approval of the proprietary. The General Assembly convened for the first time in 1682. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.