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Duane, William John, 1780-1865 Narrative and correspondence concerning the removal of the deposites and occurrences connected therewith.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02144 Author/Creator: Duane, William John, 1780-1865 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Book signed Date: 1838 Pagination: 176 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

Inscribed on free endpaper by Duane to Henry A. Wise dated February 1839. In part a defense of his refusal as Andrew Jackson's Secretary of Treasury, to remove deposits from the Bank of the United States to state banks.

Duane, William John, 1780-1865
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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