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To: LindyBill who wrote (197067)	2/19/2007 9:16:39 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793751

The period when Washington was President is passed over. We had some major problems during that era: Some of the biggest problems were caused by the lack of a sound monetary system. Banks were printing their own money, and it was very chaotic. Revolutionary soldiers were emigrating to bounty lands in Ohio, which was the way they got paid for their service. I read this book by William Donahue Ellis ("Jonathan Blair, Bounty Lands Lawyer") amazon.com (as a youth, eighth grade, as I recall, but it's an adult book), and that's where I learned about the lack of a money system. No mention was made of this in my American History classes.

To: LindyBill who wrote (197067)	2/20/2007 3:23:09 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793751

Thanks for the book tip...President Washington's Indian War : the struggle for the Old Northwest, 1790-1795 / It's hard to have enough time to read all the books I want to read... I always keep one at least in the car to read if I'm a passenger...We all need about 24 more hours a day, I've decided! The period between 1790-1850 is a major problem for many researchers....The people were moving out of the well-recorded colonies after the War, and into the new lands. There weren't people to record all the happenings in all the new settlements. Another reason that I think old letters are so important. Some of the old, and very rare, books are being reprinted, so that is a help as well. Thanks again!