Shinplasters

"Shinplasters," one of the men entered and said, "Emperor, you will oblige me if you will give me some other money for these notes of yours."

Three Years in Europe Places I Have Seen and People I Have Met William Wells Brown

I slept that night my "Shinplasters" were again in circulation, and my bank once more on a sound basis.

Three Years in Europe Places I Have Seen and People I Have Met William Wells Brown

"Shinplasters" had become almost like the frogs of Egypt for multitude.

Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 (of 2) From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 James Gillespie Blaine 1861

"Shinplasters" were again in circulation, and my bank once more on a sound basis.

The American Fugitive in Europe. Sketches of Places and People Abroad. By Wm. Wells Brown. With a Memoir of the Author. 1855

One day, as I was sitting at my table, strapping some new razors I had just got with the avails of my "Shinplasters," one of the men entered and said, "Emperor, you will oblige me if you will give me some other money for these notes of yours."

The American Fugitive in Europe. Sketches of Places and People Abroad. By Wm. Wells Brown. With a Memoir of the Author. 1855

Page 104 night my "Shinplasters" were again in circulation, and my bank once more on a sound basis.

Three Years in Europe; or, Places I have Seen and People I have Met. 1852

One day as I was sitting at my table, strapping some new razors I had just got with the avails of my "Shinplasters," one of the men entered and said, "Emperor, you will oblige me if you will give me some other money for these notes of yours."

Three Years in Europe; or, Places I have Seen and People I have Met. 1852

You should do as other business men, issue your Shinplasters. '

Clotel; or, The President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States. By William Wells Brown, A Fugitive Slave, Author of "Three Years in Europe." With a Sketch of the Author's Life 1953

The next day, my Shinplasters were handed to me, the whole amount being twenty dollars; and, after being duly signed, were ready for circulation.

Clotel; or, The President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States. By William Wells Brown, A Fugitive Slave, Author of "Three Years in Europe." With a Sketch of the Author's Life 1953

One day as I was sitting at my table, stropping some new razors I had just purchased with the avails of my Shinplasters, one of the men entered and said, 'Emperor, you will oblige me if you will give me some other money for these notes of yours.'

Clotel; or, The President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States. By William Wells Brown, A Fugitive Slave, Author of "Three Years in Europe." With a Sketch of the Author's Life 1953