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From: "J. R. Carpenter" <>
Subject: Re: bad money
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:35:31 +0000


>From: "Bruce E. Carpenter" <>
>Subject: bad money
>
>Someone asked what else is fun in the books Early Rehoboth.
>When paper money made its debut in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, some
>Carpenters decided to print their own. Richard Bowen, the author of Early
>Rehoboth, suggested that since the Carpenters were running the town, family
>members were acquitted. Only 50 bucks from Higginson Books. Be Carpenter
>literate!
>BC

Then I suppose Higginson ought to be careful when accepting money from any
of us! :)

All in fun,
Rick

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