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Folio 39: Crawfurd to Craggs. Augmentation of coinage followed by diminution; old...

Catalogue reference: SP 78/167/24

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This record is about the Folio 39: Crawfurd to Craggs. Augmentation of coinage followed by diminution; old... dating from 1720 Jan 31 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, France. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 78/167/24
Date
1720 Jan 31
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Folio 39: Crawfurd to Craggs. Augmentation of coinage followed by diminution; old coins not handed in to be confiscated; percentage reduction to those who pay taxes with bank notes; great demand for notes; share prices fall; popular belief in financial strength ofCompagnie and Banque Royale.

Date and place: 1720 Jan 31, Paris.

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Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, France

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