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John Sherman: “A Cuban dollar is worth about forty American cents, and this Cuban scrip is ground out as fast as the presses can print…”

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A Cuban dollar is worth about forty American cents, and this Cuban scrip is ground out as fast as the presses can print it.
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John Sherman
Ohio

Editor's note · Context

He notes the devaluation of the Cuban dollar compared to the American dollar, highlighting economic instability.

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