23 December 1796

Lohra, Peter, fl. 1796

Manuscript document

Title: [Note]

Asks that General [Henry] Jackson forward enclosed items (not present, but possibly GLC02437.06887) to Henry Knox.

GLC02437.06886

3 June 1803

Bradford, Alden, 1765-1843

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Recommends a Mr. Copeland of Warren for an appointment as Special Justice, but also believes that Colonel Head or Josiah Reed would be an acceptable choice. Discusses the local bank as well.

GLC02437.07805

22 June 1804

Carpenter, Benjamin, fl. 1804

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Reports that a financial note Knox owes to Carpenter is located in the Salem bank. Discusses payment of the note.

GLC02437.07864

circa 1790-1791

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [Estimates on purchasing bank stock]

Calculations to buy bank stock add up to $57,937 made in several payments. There are many calculations based on varying interest rates. Not dated, but third payment was slated for 1 July 1792 and the fourth payment on 1 January 1793.

GLC02437.08447

March 4, 1834

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Moses Dawson

Jackson writes as President concerning the subsiding economic panic of 1834 caused by the calling in of loans by the second Bank of the United States. Informs that the panic will leave the country in a better condition "... by giving us, in time, a metalic currency to meet the wants of the labouring class of the community by putting down the circulation of notes under five dollars ... " Jackson made a decision to prohibit all bank notes worth less than five dollars. Ends the letter by stating, "The tyrant [the Second Bank of the United States] is chained & must expire at the end of its…

GLC01736

December 23, 1885

Younger, Cole, 1844-1916

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Fannie Truman

Younger writes to his aunt while in prison in Stillwater, Minnesota. Discusses the travels of Captain and Mrs. Barton. Relates news received while in prison including Harts Bonnys' marriage on December 25 to Alice Sumner, and Ciry Jones' fall from his delivery wagon. Insists Frank James does not fit the description of anyone in the party at the Northfield, Minnesota bank raid in 1876 any more than the "man in the moon." Discusses the Missouri River waterway convention, scheduled to meet in Kansas City on December 29. Those expected to attend include "all the leading men of state," among them…

GLC01694

January 27, 1863

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

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Pitt Fessenden

Letter written as Secretary of Treasury on department stationery. Discusses the national banking system and tax on circulation. States that against his urgings, Congress has insisted on a conversion clause. Writes that in his first report in July 1861, he suggested a tax on bank notes and other internal taxes but that no duties were imposed. In his second report, he says he proposed a national banking system and a tax on circulation. Remarks, "It is my considered judgment that had these views been adopted at the last session...there might have been comparatively little financial embarrassment…

GLC01574.01

July 18, 1864

Hooper, Samuel, 1808-1875

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Pitt Fessenden

Hooper, a United States Representative from Massachusetts, discusses the prospect of obtaining bank loans for the United States Treasury. He informs Fessenden, Secretary of the Treasury, that "... I have become strongly impressed with the idea that an appeal to the people would be cheerfully responded to and if encouraged by liberal subscriptions the banks would furnish more money…I do not regret your failure to make a negotiation with them in New York." Hooper notes that he will be in New York for a day and will meet with Mr. Cisco. Also discusses the death of Lt. Mason, evidently in…

GLC01596.01

March 18, 1806

Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849

Letter signed

Title: to William Few

Informs that he has directed the Treasurer to remit to Few $240,000 to be used for discharging the interest on stocks. Addressed to Few as the Commissioner of Loans at New York City.

GLC01602.01

December 12, 1808

Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849

Letter signed

Title: to John Pooler

Gallatin informs Pooler that he has directed the Treasurer to remit to Pooler $1000 to pay the dividends on stocks. Letter addressed to Pooler as the Commissioner of Loans for Georgia.

GLC01602.02

August 26, 1789

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Letter signed

Title: to President and Directors of the Bank of New York

Secretary of War Knox transfers a letter from President Washington (not included). He requests a $10,000 loan and additional monies when needed for the commissioners negotiating treaties with Indians. Letter written from the "War Office."

GLC01561

6 May 1786

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document signed

Title: [Certificate of financial transaction between Henry Knox, Nathaniel Barrett, and William Davis]

Receipt written by Knox and signed by him in text. Nathaniel Barrett signs at the close. "Received of Henry Knox, a certificate No. 93.945. dated the sixth of May 1786, signed by John Peirce, Commissioner, and issued to Wm Davis, for one hundred & thirty four 16/90 Dollars, which I promise to deliver to Wm Davis Jun of Boston (accidents excepted)." Docketed by Knox.

GLC02437.03264

circa April 1782

Claypoole, David C., fl. 1757-1849

Broadside

Title: For the information of Persons transacting Business with the Bank of North-America...

Details rules and regulation for those who want to do business with the Bank of North America. Includes business hours, and rules regarding payment, savings and bank notes and bills. Noted as printed in Philadelphia by David C. Claypoole.

GLC02437.09980

8 July 1809

Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809

Autograph document signed

Title: [Order to pay Lyddall Bowles $500 for "value received"]

Draft "No. 12" drawn on Bank of the United States. Signed note on verso by Bowles transfers the order to Thomas Leiper and a note signed by Leiper acknowledges the payment. Lewis died three months later. 1 full length and one bust engraving of Lewis included.

GLC02488

12 October 1802

Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849

Autograph letter signed

Title: to David Harris

Discusses his attempt to ascertain the fee that should be paid to Luther Martin, a lawyer, by comparing the case to others. States that as far as he can ascertain, the highest fee ever given to a "gentleman of the bar" by the Treasury was to Alexander Hamilton, who was given $500 for a case concerning the constitutionality of the carriage tax. Advises Harris that Martin will get the fee the Bank usually gives and if he is not satisfied with that, please let him know what he thinks is a reasonable offer. Addressed to Harris as Cashier of the Office of Discount and Deposit in Baltimore,…

GLC02505.19

May 3, 1802

Habersham, Joseph, 1751-1815

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Willing

Writes to the President of the Bank of the United States about details involving payment for a house.

GLC02505.21

12 July 1804

Paterson, William, 1745-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Simpson

Written by Paterson, a signer of the U.S. Constitution, as a Supreme Court Justice to Simpson as cashier of the Bank of the United States. Asks that Andrew Bayard be allowed to receive 875 dollars for him, which is a quarter of his salary as an associate justice.

GLC02505.35

1 March 1837

Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844

Document signed

Title: [Ten dollar bank note of Kirtland Safety Society Bank, payable to W. Parish].

Also signed by President of the Bank Sidney Rigdon. Numbered 1493. Printed from plates obtained in Philadelphia from Underwood, Bald, Spencer & Hufty. The Kirtland Safety Society Anti-Banking Company, which issued the notes, attempted without success to get a charter for the bank from the Ohio legislature in 1836 and 1837. The bank failed in the summer of 1837. Signed by Smith as Cashier.

GLC02509.09

5 September 1861

Memminger, Christopher G., 1803-1888

Autograph letter signed

Title: to B. D. Boyd

Memminger, Secretary of the Confederate Treasury, responds to two previous letters from B. D. Boyd, president of the bank of Newberry, South Carolina. Seeks to clarify Boyd's request for a loan of fifteen million dollars. Inquires whether the loan should be granted in bonds or stock, and if he can draw on Boyd for the money. Docketed in pencil, possibly at a later date.

GLC02469.15

September 1790

Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839

Magazine

Title: [American Museum or Universal magazine; volume VIII, no. 3].

Signed by Secretary of War Henry Knox. Includes Jefferson's report on currency and weight and measures, Washington's State of the Union address, and a letter by Franklin on death by lightning strike. Printed by Carey, Stewart, & Co.

GLC02593.02

8 December 1875

Kemper, James Lawson, 1823-1895

Letter signed

Title: to Hugh McCulloch

Kemper, Governor of Virginia, discusses Virginia's repayment of post-Civil War debt with McCulloch, former Secretary of the Treasury and a member of the London banking firm Jay Cooke, McCulloch & Co. Offended that McCulloch did not respond to his previous correspondence, states " ... it must satisfy you that Virginia is honest and will in due time, that is as soon as she is able, perform all her promises ... No man or set of men can be so capable of knowing how much taxation the people of Virginia can stand, or how much of our revenues are necessary to preserve society and support our…

GLC02589

25 July 1792

Stevens, John, 1749-1838

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Kean

Stevens, noted for his developments in steam locomotion, discusses financial matters with John Kean, cashier of the Bank of the United States.

GLC02480.17

February 3, 1864

Drake, George Bernard, 1838-1921

Pamphlet

Title: Regulations for the government of Negroes and plantations.

Issued by command of Major General Nathaniel Prentiss Banks. Provides for the division of parishes, the establishment of schools for black children, forbids soldiers to visit plantations without written consent of their commanding officer, forbids flogging and other cruel punishments, calls for employers to implement share cultivation and the establishment of banks, etc. Drake issues the order as Assistant Adjutant General.

GLC08446

28 April 1824

Newspaper

Title: Columbia centinel. [No. 4179 (April 28 1824)]

Discusses the tariff, the disestablishment of religion in Massachusetts, and divorce.

GLC08725.03

16 September 1789

Gazette of the United States

Newspaper

Title: [Gazette of the United States; no. 45].

Prints the debate on a permanent capital for the federal government. Contains a long speech by James Madison in favor of the Potomac River as a site for the capital. (See Pendleton-Madison correspondence, GLC00099.144?) Reports a copy of the act to establish the Treasury Department.

GLC08759