WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON DEPRESSION SCRIP
Unable
to pay their bills during the depths of the depression, some communities issued
their own scrip. The scrip was generally accepted within the community
and would be redeemed by the local government authorities at some later
date. This set of two Scrip notes issued by Washington County, Oregon are
dated April 15, 1933. Hillsboro is the county seat and largest city in
Washington County. When the County had money to redeem the notes, it was
to publish a notice in at least four local newspapers. The public would
then have six months to redeem the scrip for warrants, which could then be
cashed at a local bank.
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