Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844 Letters to William B. Rochester regarding establishment & closing of the Bank of United States [decimalized .001-.040]

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Forty letters written as President of the Bank of the United States to William B. Rochester, who intended to establish a new branch of the bank in Buffalo, New York. Letters are regarding the re-chartering of the Bank of the United States as Biddle establishes a branch of the bank in Buffalo, New York, changes in policy and tightening of credit as President Jackson's opposition to the Bank is felt, and finally, the closing of the Bank after the expiration of its charter. Arranged chronologically.

GLC#
GLC00976
Type
Header Record
Date
1829-1835
Author/Creator
Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844
Title
Letters to William B. Rochester regarding establishment & closing of the Bank of United States [decimalized .001-.040]
Place Written
Various Places
Pagination
40 letters
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson The First Age of Reform
Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844
Bank of the US
Banking
Finance
Coins and Currency
Economics
President
Government and Civics

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Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to William B. Rochester

September 15, 1829

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Written as President of the Bank of the United States to William B. Rochester, who intended to establish a new branch of the bank in Buffalo, NY.

GLC00976.001
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to William B. Rochester

September 15, 1829

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Written as President of the Bank of the United States to William B. Rochester, who intended to establish a new branch of the bank in Buffalo, NY.

GLC00976.002
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to William B. Rochester

September 25, 1829

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Written as President of the Bank of the United States to William B. Rochester, who intended to establish a new branch of the bank in Buffalo, NY.

GLC00976.003
Collection Item
Letter signed

to William B. Rochester

October 12, 1829

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Written as President of the Bank of the United States to William B. Rochester, who intended to establish a new branch of the bank in Buffalo, NY. Also, mentions reasons for opening the Buffalo branch (the national obligations of the Bank) and rules...

GLC00976.004
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to William B. Rochester

November 17, 1829

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Written as President of the Bank of the United States to William B. Rochester, who intended to establish a new branch of the bank in Buffalo, NY.

GLC00976.005
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to William B. Rochester

October 7, 1829

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Written as President of the Bank of the United States to William B. Rochester, who intended to establish a new branch of the bank in Buffalo, NY.

GLC00976.006
Collection Item
Letter signed

to William B. Rochester

December 4, 1829

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Written as President of the Bank of the United States to William B. Rochester, who intended to establish a new branch of the bank in Buffalo, NY. The letter mentions avoiding loans to speculators.

GLC00976.007
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to William B. Rochester

January 15, 1830

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Written as President of the Bank of the United States to William B. Rochester, who intended to establish a new branch of the bank in Buffalo, NY.

GLC00976.008
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to William B. Rochester

February 3, 1830

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Written as President of the Bank of the United States to William B. Rochester, who intended to establish a new branch of the bank in Buffalo, NY.

GLC00976.009
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to William B. Rochester

April 2, 1830

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Written as President of the Bank of the United States to William B. Rochester, who intended to establish a new branch of the bank in Buffalo, NY.

GLC00976.010
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to William B. Rochester

May 7, 1830

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Written as President of the Bank of the United States to William B. Rochester, who intended to establish a new branch of the bank in Buffalo, NY.

GLC00976.011
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to William B. Rochester

June 9, 1830

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Written as President of the Bank of the United States to William B. Rochester, who intended to establish a new branch of the bank in Buffalo, NY.

GLC00976.012
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to William B. Rochester

August 5, 1830

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Written as President of the Bank of the United States to William B. Rochester, who intended to establish a new branch of the bank in Buffalo, NY.

GLC00976.013
Collection Item
Letter signed

to William B. Rochester

August 5, 1830

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Written as President of the Bank of the United States to William B. Rochester, who intended to establish a new branch of the bank in Buffalo, NY.

GLC00976.014
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to William B. Rochester

October 9, 1830

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Written as President of the Bank of the United States to William B. Rochester, who intended to establish a new branch of the bank in Buffalo, NY.

GLC00976.015
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to William B. Rochester

March 16, 1831

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Written as President of the Bank of the United States to William B. Rochester, who intended to establish a new branch of the bank in Buffalo, NY.

GLC00976.016
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to William B. Rochester

June 15, 1831

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Written as President of the Bank of the United States to William B. Rochester, who intended to establish a new branch of the bank in Buffalo, NY.

GLC00976.017
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to William B. Rochester

June 15, 1831

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Written as President of the Bank of the United States to William B. Rochester, who intended to establish a new branch of the bank in Buffalo, NY. Letter mentions advice for traveling inconspicuously to avoid attention from Bank opponents.

GLC00976.018
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to William B. Rochester

September 3, 1831

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Written as President of the Bank of the United States to William B. Rochester, who intended to establish a new branch of the bank in Buffalo, NY. Letter mentions "the late revolution at Washington" (i.e., Jackson's election).

GLC00976.019
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to William B. Rochester

October 26, 1831

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Written as President of the Bank of the United States to William B. Rochester, who intended to establish a new branch of the bank in Buffalo, NY.

GLC00976.020