in specie
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One soldier in the Continental Army, Joseph Plumb Martin, recounted how he received no pay in paper money after 1777 and only one month’s payment in specie, or hard currency, in 1781.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
During the War of 1812, the Bank of the United States had suspended payments in specie, “hard money” usually in the form of gold and silver coins.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
Among the amendments to the bill, of which Mr. Webster procured the adoption, was one which required deposits, as well as the notes of the bank, to be paid on demand in specie.
From The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 by Daniel Webster
The king, who had taken over the proprietory rights of Arlington and Culpeper, demanded that the quit-rents be paid in specie instead of tobacco.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton
American recruits.—Proposes that Spain should furnish a convoy between Havana and the United States.—Plan for paying the French troops in specie from Havana.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. by Various
