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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
circa 1863
[Civil War era newspaper clippings]
Four newspaper clippings possibly contained within the 1863 diary of Calvin Symmes Mixter (refer to GLC06583.02), a Civil War soldier. No publication information is included. The first clipping contains Gavriil Romanovich Derzhavin's poem "Ode to...
GLC06583.05
1789
Collection of two issues of the Gazette of the United States, no. 60-61 [Decimalized]
GLC08757
28 April 1824
Columbia centinel. [No. 4179 (April 28 1824)]
Discusses the tariff, the disestablishment of religion in Massachusetts, and divorce.
GLC08725.03
25 July 1804
Russell, Benjamin (1761-1845)
Columbian centinel & Massachusetts federalist. [Vol. 41, no. 43 (July 25, 1804)]
Includes an article reviewing Thomas Jefferson's administration and another denouncing Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury. Has coverage of the 11 July 1804 Aaron Burr-Alexander Hamilton duel on pages 1 and 2. Other articles detail local...
GLC08864
12 September 1807
Columbian centinel. [No. 2447 (September 12, 1807)]
Contains a report from the Napoleonic Wars in Poland, a report on the acquittal of Aaron Burr in his trial for treason, and an account of the economic hard times. Also contains other news pertaining to commerce and shipping as well as many...
GLC08726.06
16 March 1791
Columbian centinel. [Vol. 15, no. 729 (16 March 1791)]
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...
GLC02060
1 September 1792- 5 September 1792
Columbian centinel. [Vol. 17, no. 50 (September 1, 1792)] and Columbian centinel. [Vol. 17, no. 51 (September 5, 1792)]
Includes two issues bound together. Issue 50 contains a letter written by Thomas Paine directed to Henry Dundas, Secretary of State for the Home Department in Great Britain. In the letter, Paine defends his work Rights of Man, stating "I do not...
GLC00281
17 April 1793
Columbian centinel. [Vol. XIX no. 974 (April 17, 1793)]
Reprints three congressional acts passed at the second session held 5 November 1792. The acts concern the collection of duties on goods and merchandise, the payment of a loan made of the Bank of the United States, and extending the time for...
GLC08774
21 July 1800
Hudson & Goodwin (fl. 1787-1800)
Connecticut courant. [Vol. XXXV no. 1852 (July 21, 1800)]
Prints an announcement from the secretary of the treasury on national borrowing, an editorial against President Thomas Jefferson, a Rhode Island law to prevent "Peddling of Feathers, Indigo, and Tin Ware," international news on wars in Italy and...
GLC08726.02
24 June 1861
Cowardin, J.A. & Hammersley
Daily dispatch. [Vol. 19, no. 143 (June 24, 1861)]
Federal Outrages at Hampton, More Villainy on the Potomac, The South Not Bankrupted by the War, The Federal Loss at Great Bethel, Battle in Missouri.
GLC05959.56.011
17 August 1861
Daily dispatch. [Vol. 20, no. 39 (August 17, 1861)]
Details of the Battle in Missouri, The News by the Persia - No American Loan Likely to be Taken in England.
GLC05959.56.047
8 July 1864
Daily dispatch. [Vol. 27, no. 7 (July 8, 1864)]
The Peace movement at the North, Lynchburg and teh late raids, The Yankee System of Finance.
GLC05959.56.182
26 March 1864
William Lloyd and Co.
Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 18, no. 24 (March 26, 1864)]
Report from General Longstreet's Command in East Tennessee, a run upon the Confederate States Treasure, Accidental death of a confederate soldier in the 4th Virginia Artillery, Illegal trade in gold, Southern Express Company, etc.
GLC05959.72.070
4 April 1864
Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 18, no. 31 (April 4, 1864)]
Yankee Negro Calvary operating on the Mississippi River, Guerrillas appear in the vicinity of Baton Rouge, Pending battle in Texas, Inflation of Confederate Currency.
GLC05959.72.075
13 April 1864
Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 18, no. 38 (April 13, 1864)]
War in Indian Territory, Cherokee Troops, Old Confederate Currency and the new 6% bonds, General Banks on the Mississippi River, Capture and Burning of the Texan Star by the CSS Alabama, Effects of the War in the North - growing desire for Peace.
GLC05959.72.082
28 April 1864
Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 18, no. 51 (April 28, 1864)]
Immense debt of the North, what the war has cost, Fight between Mosby & Yankees.
GLC05959.72.094
30 April 1864
Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 18, no. 53 (April 30, 1864)]
Battle of Winchester, Yankee female surgeon, Gold up to $184, Battle with the Army of the Potomac, Battle report of the Battle of Grand Ecore, Louisiana during Banks Red River Expedition.
GLC05959.72.096
6 May 1864
Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 18, no. 58 (May 6, 1864)]
Enemy at James River with large number of troops - their forces are landing at Bermuda Hundreds, One Hundred Million Dollars would perform all the functions of currency in this Confederacy, Madison Court House in ashes, Banks Red River Expedition.
GLC05959.72.100
7 March 1862
Bondurant & Elliot (fl. 1862-1864)
Daily Richmond whig. [Vol. 67, no. 56 (March 7, 1862)]
Page 1 and 2 have an image of the Viriginia state seal. Piece of 19th century paper adhered to the front page has the name "W. H. DeWitt." List of the acts passed by the Confederate Congress on front page. Page 2 has several columns of news from the...
GLC05959.78
14 October 1789
Fenno, John (1751-1798)
Gazette of the United States. [No. 53 (October 14, 1789)]
Includes local news, international news, congressional news and acts passed, and ship arrivals for New York. Prints the budget of the Treasury Department for 1789. Also includes an act for the temporary establishment of the Post Office on page four...
GLC08837
7 November 1789
Gazette of the United States. [No. 60 (November 7, 1789)]
Printed on page four is the act of Congress to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States (continued in the 2nd issue of the Gazette, see GLC08757.02). A letter of John Adams dated 16 October 1780 concerning troops in the Revolutionary War...
GLC08757.01
11 November 1789
Gazette of the United States. [No. 61 (November 11, 1789)]
Printed on page four is the continuation of the act of Congress to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States (see GLC08757.01 for the first part). Other articles concern privateering, the national debt, and congressional salaries.
GLC08757.02
27 February 1790
Gazette of the United States. [No. 92 (February 27, 1790)]
Re: House of Representatives discussion on Hamilton's report as Secretary of Treasury.
GLC07269
10 March 1790
Gazette of the United States. [No. 95 (March 10, 1790)]
First printing of the Census Act signed in type by Washington (p. 1), debate on payment of securities (p. 2-3), and letter signed Rusticus on abolition of slavery and colonization and Quakers (p. 4).
GLC08760
23 September 1789
Gazette of the United States. [No. XLVII (September 23, 1789)]
Reports on the Senate proceedings and prints twelve proposed amendments to the Constitution, an early form of the Bill of Rights. Reports on a debate in the House of Representatives on judicial salaries. Contains news from Europe, including the...
GLC01063
13 April 1791
Newspaper
Gazette of the United States. [Vol. 2, no. 100 (April 13 1791)]
Page four contains "A Proclamation" from President Washington that selects, in accordance with the powers afforded him by Congress, the location on the Potomac River to become the capital of the United States. The boundaries of the proposed federal...
GLC08795
26 January 1791
Gazette of the United States. [Vol. 2, no. 78 (January 26, 1791)]
Concerning the proclamation by Washington and Jefferson defining the boundaries of the "Federal City on the Potomac" and Hamilton's closing remarks in a report on public credit. Two sheets, no longer joined.
GLC06960
2 March 1791
Gazette of the United States. [Vol. 2, no. 88 (March 2, 1791)]
"An Act to incorporate the Subscribers to the Bank of the United States" is reprinted on the front page. So is "An Act Regulating the number of Representatives to be chosen by the States of Kentucky and Vermont." The first act established the...
GLC08552
9 June 1790
Gazette of the United States. [Vol. II, no. 17 (June 9, 1790)]
Reports on Rhode Island's ratification of the Constitution, a debate on tonnage in the House of Representatives, and news from Europe. Also prints an extract from a speech to Congress by Massachusetts Governor John Hancock on the national debt, acts...
GLC03123
GLC08720.01
23 June 1790
Gazette of the United States. [Vol. II, no. 21 (June 23, 1790)]
Includes an article "On the Means of Preserving the Union of the American States," opining that the "present constitution of the United States appears to be excellent in contemplation; and if the harmony of the States should not be disturbed by...
GLC08720.02
24 November 1794
Webster, Noah (1758-1843)
Herald: a gazette for the country. [Volume I, no. 50 (November 27, 1794)]
Prints President George Washington's proclamation regarding establishment of the United States Mint. Includes land for sale ads and an article about the French National Convention.
GLC02685
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
21 June 1781
Willis, Nathaniel (1755-1831)
Independent chronicle. [No. 669 (June 21, 1781)]
Reprinting of the plan given to Congress to charter a national bank.
GLC08731
13 August 1794
Kline, George (1758?-1820)
Kline's Carlisle weekly gazette. [Vol. 10, no. 471 (August 13, 1794)]
Contains state and federal proclamations concerning the excise tax and the Whiskey Rebellion. Also contains an article on the federal revenue system and another on raising troops.
GLC00282
10 December 1862
Clisby, Joseph (fl. 1862)
Macon daily telegraph. [no. 881 (December 10, 1862)]
Subjects include Confederate War Debt, Lincoln's Emancipation Policy, Article on Compensated Emancipation. Includes general advertisements and land sale advertisements.
GLC05959.04
18 April 1861
Nixon, J. O. (fl. 1861)
New Orleans daily crescent. [Vol. 14, no. 39 (April 18, 1861)]
Published at 70 Camp Street. Published 6 days after the start of the war. Issue filled with military news, including troops movements. Contains "Full Particulars" of the "First Day's Bombardment of Fort Sumter." Update on the Virginia state...
GLC05960.02.08
11 December 1790
Harrisson and Purdy (fl. 1790)
New York weekly museum. [No. 135 (December 11, 1790)]
Includes President George Washington's second State of the Union Address (page 3). Among other topics, Washington discusses the condition of public credit, the Western frontier, independence from foreign commerce, and the appointment of consuls to...
GLC03130
30 May 1765
Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790)
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 1901 (May 30, 1765)]
Contains an announcement of the passage of the Stamp Act on p. 2 and mentions the new stamp duties in other sections. Reports news from around Europe and the colonies, including an act passed in Philadelphia for the maintenance and repair of roads....
GLC01714
18 July 1765 - 19 September 1765
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 1908 (July 18, 1765), no. 1910 (August 1, 1765), no. 1914 (August 29, 1765) - no. 1917 (September 19, 1765)]
In addition to news from Europe and the colonies, and various advertisements and announcements, each issue touches on the controversy surrounding the Stamp Act. Issue 1908 reports on an upcoming colonial assembly which will seek relief from the...
GLC01715
26 September 1765 - 24 October 1765
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 1918 (September 26, 1765) - No. 1922 (October 24, 1765)]
In addition to news from Europe and the colonies, and various advertisements and announcements, each issue touches on the controversy surrounding the Stamp Act. Issue 1918 reports on the burning in effigy of a stamp distributor in Annapolis, the...
GLC01716
31 October 1765
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 1923 (October 31, 1765)]
Reports on resistance to British quartering, a meeting of freeholders in Boston to discuss the Stamp Act, reaction to the arrival of the stamps in New York, and a declaration in Philadelphia claiming the act was unconstitutional (p. 2-3). Also...
GLC01717
21 November 1765 - 26 December 1765
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 1926 (November 21, 1765) - no. 1931 (December 26, 1765)]
In addition to news from Europe and the colonies, and various advertisements and announcements, each issue touches on the controversy surrounding the Stamp Act. Issue 1926 reports on a Massachusetts resolution against the Stamp Act and the burying...
GLC01718
23 July 1790
Pennsylvania packet and daily advertiser. [No. 3581 (July 23, 1790)]
Reports act in congress to establish a capital on the Potomac River (Washington, D.C.). Conclusion of bill before the senate to provide for the national debt. Extract from a letter from Captain Colnet, aboard the Supply, one of the ships on Nootka...
GLC08821
21 March 1780
Dunlap, John (1747-1812)
Pennsylvania packet or the general advertiser. [March 21, 1780]
Contains dispatches of General George Washington and Congress. Includes reports on various ships, and war news from Georgia. Contains a report from the House of Commons pertaining to a bill for the encouragement of Irish trade. Includes a report...
GLC08748.05
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
July 1861
Redmond, Dennis (fl. 1856-1865)
Southern cultivator. [Vol. 19, no. 7 (July, 1861)]
Negro Mechanics, Reform Under Our New Government, Supplies Stopped - Let Us Make Our Own, The Richmond Factory. An editorial criticizes the Yankees for not seeing the value of Southern agriculture, particularly the supply and demand of food in terms...
GLC05959.11.02
January 1862
Southern cultivator. [Vol. 20, no. 1 (January, 1862)]
The Private Soldier, Financial Crash in the North, Their Loss of National Position by the Craven Surrender of Mason & Slidell. A shift in agriculture requires corn to be an important Southern crop, while another editorial suggested that provisions be...
GLC05959.11.03
21 January 1779
Powars & Willis (1776-1801)
The Independent chronicle. And the universal advertiser. [Vol. 11, no. [illegible]]
Inscribed by Reverend J. Twain with a note, perhaps in his hand: "Contentall mony. How is it is to be called in May 20 1777 & April 11. 1778. 15 000 000 & 6 million for 15 years." Front page publishes a letter to Lord Chatham of which the author...
GLC08796
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