Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Greenbacks for Bonds; One Currency

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07785 Author/Creator: Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Broadside Date: 1870s-1880s ca. Pagination: 2 p. 24.4 x 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Verso contains text of law authorizing the first issue of greenbacks and 5.20 bonds. Printed with black and green ink.

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