Yep I remember doing a double-take at that too, had no idea.
Then a few pages later he discusses the shift to metal money and it’s a framing I can’t recall hearing but I really want to know if it’s true.
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Yeah, I'm just going with it for now without "verifying" or questioning too much. Seems he's onto something rhough. Have heard say that British controlled early America despite us appearing to oust them in rev war.