DCHP-3

army bill

Hist.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a kind of paper money introduced in Canada during the War of 1812, circulating for a few years thereafter.

Quotations

1813
Tomorrow we shall have . . . in army bills £20,000.
1814
It is probable that every denomination of Army Bills have been counterfeited in the States. . . .
1931
These Army Bills, running from $25.00 upward, never for a day lost their face value.
1963
During the War [of 1812] the need was filled by the issue of "Army Bills" which the people found so convenient and reliable that when peace came the clamour for paper money grew louder.