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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">2 Item</extent>
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    <unitdate calendar="gregorian" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="1777/1779" type="inclusive">Inclusive 1777-1779</unitdate>
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<p>Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Massachusetts-Bay Promissory Notes, WLU Coll. 0221, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA<p>In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.</p></p>  </prefercite>
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<p>This collection contains two promissory notes from the state of Massachusetts-Bay. One note is dated February 4, 1777, for the sum of ten pounds. The other note is dated April 26, 1779 and is for the sum of 100 pounds.</p>  </scopecontent>
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