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| For a long time ready money was scarce, and at Pentwater and along the river, "Pentwater orders" passed current for money. These orders were given by the leading lumbering firms of Pentwater, and were freely given in exchange for all kinds of work. One gentleman in Hart informs us that out of over $600 he earned as a mechanic in 1864-66 he received but $16 in cash; the rest was in "pentwater orders." They were all redeemed. |