The E-Sylum:  Volume 6, Number 48, November 9, 2003, Article 5

COLONIAL NEWSLETTER

  Gary Trudgen, Editor of The Colonial Newsletter, forwarded
  the following information about the upcoming issue:

  "The December 2003 issue of The Colonial Newsletter (CNL)
  has been published. This issue consists of an in-depth study of
  the money used in the 14th Colony, or Nova Scotia, during the
  years 1711 to 1783.

  Authored by Dr. Philip Mossman, the study serves as an
  addendum to his 1993 book titled "Money of the American
  Colonies and Confederation." Phil states that the monetary
  history of mainland British North America would be misleading
  if only those colonies which form the nucleus of present-day
  United States were studied.  Thus the reason why he researched
  and wrote this comprehensive paper.

  Nova Scotia, which was carved out of former French Acadia,
  is all but forgotten even though it formed an integral part of the
  Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1691 to 1749.  This study
  traces the monetary history of Nova Scotia which was closely
  linked to the New England economy for over a half-century.  It
  reviews the documentary evidence summarized by Adam Shortt
  in his 1933 work on the currency, exchange and finance in Nova
  Scotia and relates this material to other resources and the
  economies of the lower 13 colonies.  The paper describes the
  Massachusetts paper money and the various coins which were
  current in Nova Scotia during the period.  The coins recovered
  from archeological sites and old French and Loyalist settlements
  are described and illustrated.  The role of Nova Scotia in the
  American Revolution and the subsequent Loyalist migration are
  discussed.

  CNL is published three times a year by The American Numismatic
  Society, Broadway at 155th Street, New York, NY 10032.
  For inquires concerning CNL, please contact Juliette Pelletier at
  the preceding postal address or e-mail pelletier at amnumsoc.org or
  telephone (212) 234-3130 ext. 243."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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