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Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland) (1808-1873) A system of national finance. Notes explanatory of Mr. Chase's plan of national finance.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08704 Author/Creator: Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland) (1808-1873) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Pamphlet Date: 1861 Pagination: 15 p. ; 22.5 x 14.6 cm. Order a Copy

Explains Chase's plan for creating a national currency and enabling all existing banks to become national institutions. Printed by the Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.

Chase proposed and put into action the establishment of a national banking system while serving as Secretary of the Treasury under President Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1864.

Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873

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