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Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844 to William B. Rochester

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00976.004 Author/Creator: Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844 Place Written: s.l. Type: Letter signed Date: October 12, 1829 Pagination: 6 p. : Order a Copy

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, NY. Also, mentions reasons for opening the Buffalo branch (the national obligations of the Bank) and rules for lending

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844
Rochester, William Beatty, 1789-1838

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