Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844 Letters to William B. Rochester regarding establishment & closing of the Bank of United States [decimalized .001-.040]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00976 Author/Creator: Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844 Place Written: Various Places Type: Header Record Date: 1829-1835 Pagination: 40 letters Order a Copy
Forty letters written as President of the Bank of the United States to William B. Rochester, who intended to establish a new branch of the bank in Buffalo, New York. Letters are regarding the re-chartering of the Bank of the United States as Biddle establishes a branch of the bank in Buffalo, New York, changes in policy and tightening of credit as President Jackson's opposition to the Bank is felt, and finally, the closing of the Bank after the expiration of its charter. Arranged chronologically.
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