Registers of receipt of interest on Union loan of 1861, 1861-1878.

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Registers of receipt of interest on Union loan of 1861, 1861-1878.

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Pursuant to St 1861, c 216, the state treasurer was authorized to issue scrip or certificates of debt on behalf of the Commonwealth to meet expenses incurred for the public defense and for the discipline and instruction of a military force. Registers of receipt of interest were created to provide an accounting of interest paid at six-month intervals on the Union Loan Fund at six-month intervals.

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