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Biddle, Nicholas (1786-1844) to William Rochester

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03139.01 Author/Creator: Biddle, Nicholas (1786-1844) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 May 1830 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 25.1 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

States that he would prefer if the new Bank in Buffalo be built out of stone, instead of stucco. Says that he is willing to pay the additional expense for the stone. A private letter, written from the Bank of the United States.

Nicholas Biddle was President of the Second Bank of the United States from 1823-1839.
William Rochester was appointed President of the Buffalo branch of the Bank of the United States in 1828, and served until 1836. He was also a congressman from New York from 1821-1823.

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844
Rochester, William Beatty, 1789-1838

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