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- GLC#
- GLC02060
- Type
- Newspapers
- Date
- March 16, 1791
- Author/Creator
- Russell, Benjamin, 1761-1845
- Title
- Columbian centinel. [Vol. 15, no. 729 (16 March 1791)]
- Place Written
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Pagination
- 4 p. : Height: 42.9 cm, Width: 28 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Early Republic
Reprints "An act to incorporate the subscribers of the Bank of the United States." References the establishment of the National Bank. Other news includes congressional news, local news, ship arrivals, postings, and advertisements. Handwritten note in pen in upper right hand corner reads "Bank Act".
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