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[A Bill that Establishes a Redemption Fund and a Division of Issue and Redemption in the Treasury]
Partial article. Outlines the different sections relating to redemption of notes and depositing in the treasury.
GLC02691.12.07
9 May 1881 to 8 August 1917
Archer, Edward R. (fl. 1830-1917)
[Account book of E. R. Archer]
Property and financial account book. P. 1 - 17 record the building and maintenance of the "dwelling house on Franklin Street" 1881/5/9 - 1896/10/2; p 18 - 51 record the building and maintenance expenses for the "house on 6th Street" 1890/5/1 -...
GLC01896.164
27 July 1886
Cleveland, Grover (1837-1908)
[Appointment of George C. Munson as Assayer of the United States Mint at Denver, Colorado]
Countersigned by Secretary of State Thomas F. Bayard. Signed as Grover Cleveland, President of the United States of America. Has blue coloring likely due to discoloration.
GLC01990
14 May 1888
Stewart, William Morris (1827-1909)
[Claims of the state of Nevada]
Report submitted by William Stewart, Senator from Nevada and a member of the Committee on Military Affairs, to the Senate as a whole. Requests repayment of money spent during the Civil War by the territorial government of Nevada. Says most of the...
GLC00267.242
circa 1880 - 1889
Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891)
[Fragment of speech on the Civil War and its aftermath]
Fragment of a speech at a Civil War commemorative event, probably given in the 1880s with pages numbered 2-10, and 12-13. Sherman discusses the Civil War, national debt, race relations, and General Ulysses S. Grant. "Some of the Witnesses of a...
GLC03546
circa 1880-1890
Volck, Adalbert John (1828-1912)
Counterfeit Confederate notes publicly offered for sale in the "City of Brotherly Love"
Depicts a disreputable fellow, cigarette in mouth, motioning toward a broker's office which bears a sign that reads: "Counterfeit Confederate Treasury Notes for Sale. Soldiers under orders to the South supplied with lots to suit at reasonable rates."...
GLC00493.25
Gen'l Stuart's raid to the White House
Depicts Confederate cavalrymen under the command of General J.E.B. Stuart descending upon the Federal line only to find one Hezekiah Skinflint, a sutler who had provided provisions, in this case "ale and lager," to the soldiers. Many Southerners held...
GLC00493.21
6 March 1893
How the Treasury is Robbed and No Load in that Barrel
Article discusses the problem they have on their hands with the duplication of bonds and treasury notes. Currently there is no method of preventions and they've had to pay millions in redemption. The other side talks about taxes and how farmers are...
GLC02691.12.02
20 July 1878 to 31 December 1878
Memorandum book of E.R. Archer
Front cover: "Notes on a trip to Europe in 1878--" Inside back cover: "Memorandum book of E. R. Archer Richmond, Virginia July 20, 1878." From the front [to back], the book acts as a narrative diary, and includes drawings and descriptions of...
GLC01896.161
4 December 1897
Zelaya, José Santos (1853-1919)
Monopoly of lead, fulminating caps and cartridges for shot guns and revolvers
Contract approved by Zelaya as President of Nicaragua. Contract given by Minister of Finance Enrique Lopez. Probably arranged by Walker in retirement from the U.S. Navy working on the canal commission in Nicaragua, but his signature is not on the...
GLC03804.24
1879
George, Henry (1839-1897)
Progress and Poverty: An inquiry into the cause of Industrial Depressions....
[Title continued] "...and of increase of want with increase of wealth - the remedy." Advance publication, with typed advertisement for book laid-in. Inscribed on free front endpaper to Mary A. Wilbur.
GLC06201
1877/11/16
Garfield, James A. (James Abram) (1831-1881)
Repeal of the Resumption Law, Speech of... [monetary policy]
Printed by R.O. Polkinshorn.
GLC04744
1882
Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims
Rules of the court of commissioners of Alabama claims
Printed rules established for the court overseeing the "Alabama Claims," as well as the law that created this court. Also includes the treaty with Britain and subsequent arbitration that preceded this court. During the Civil War, British firms...
GLC00267.222
Sect'y Gage's Financial Bill Reprted in the Houses Today
Gage put forth a bill that requires the U.S to rely more heavily on the gold standard and to establish a system of bank notess without the conditional deposit of public bonds. The depositing and the issuing of bonds are discussed in detail.
GLC02691.12.03
8 October 1878
Archer, William M. (fl. 1863)
to [Edward R. Archer]
Impending Bankruptcy of the Vulcan Iron Works, William's financial woes and his attempts to remedy the situation. Written on "Vulcan Iron Works" stationery: "Manufacturers of Every Variety of Bolts. Nuts and Washers, Iron Railings. Iron Works for...
GLC01896.104
15 November 1880
Jeffery, Richard W. (fl. 1855-1899)
Advice on "...solicit[ing] subscriptions for the mining business..." Jeffery recommends trying around Lynchburg or Norfolk.
GLC01896.108
28 December 1896
McKinley, William (1843-1901)
to Edward Oliver Wolcott
Writes to the Colorado senator regarding international bimetallism. Bimetallism is the use of silver and gold as a standard of currency. McKinley initially favored international bimetallism, but when the British rejected that system, he abandoned...
GLC00655.16
21 February 1891
Cooke, Jay (fl. 1891)
to F. N. Barrett
Responding from a letter from Barrett, a journalist, who had requested permission to print a letter from him. He has no objection to the publication of the letter "if names were suppressed." Advocates free-coinage of silver. Written on personal...
GLC02048
11 April 1878
Lee, John F. (1813-1884)
to Henry Jackson Hunt
Relates that he is leaving Washington to travel to St. Louis, Missouri. Notes that Senator Ambrose Burnside (a Civil War General) is doing well but may need looking after. Mentions Representative Walsh (possibly William Walsh, a Representative from...
GLC02382.096
18 May 1883
States "I say you are still fit for the tented field; full pay; and to hold your own with any hero or patriot of them all (even with Cullum- I will tell you, someday, why I put him first)." Scolds Hunt for going to Little Rock, Arkansas because...
GLC02382.098
January 4, 1895
Bryan, William Jennings (1860-1925)
to I.J. Dunn
"Certainly there never was more urgent need for the vigorous enforcement of demecratic principles and never . . . a time when true democracy as taught by the fathers would be welcomed more heartily by the masses."
GLC07189
29 July 1880
Hancock, Winfield Scott (1824-1886)
to John W. Stevenson and John P. Stockton
Accepts nomination for President of the United States by the National Democratic Convention. Supports the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the Constitution. Describes his commitment to the Union and the federal system of government. Argues against...
GLC02992
22 May 1888
Spinner, Francis Elias (1802-1890)
to Julia Patten
Replies that he is aware that Mr. Dwight had borrowed money from her husband but cannot remember the amount of the loan. Note at top of page says Spinner wrote Dwight 9 November 1888. Addressed to Patten in Washington, D. C. Later notes in pencil...
GLC00431.11
10 July 1895
Tolstoy, Leo
to Mr. Herron
Tolstoy critiques Herron's book, "The Christian State." He agrees with Herron's view of Christianity as a "politic and economic doctrine." He was especially struck by Herron's "denunciation of the American people for not having fulfilled its...
GLC05508.245.02
1897/03/22
to Mr. Warner re: contribution to Bimetallic Union
Written on personal stationery. Concerns splitting royalties to benefit the Union.
GLC02504.04
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