Scope and Content: Pursuant to St 1863, c 118, the state treasurer was authorized to issue scrip or certificates of debt in the name of the Commonwealth to pay all liabilities incurred in the purchase or manufacture of ordnance or in the building and equipping of iron-clad or other steamers or other fortifications for the defense of the Massachusetts coast.  Registered bonds, issued 1867-1882 to redeem these certificates per St 1867, c 255 and valued at 1000, 5000, and 10,000 dollars, were due in 1883 with interest paid at five percent per annum.  Bonds valued between 10,000 and 199,000 dollars are also included.
Arrangement: Arranged numerically.
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