Spinner, Francis Elias, 1802-1890 to Alexander J. Sheldon
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03410.01 Author/Creator: Spinner, Francis Elias, 1802-1890 Place Written: Mohawk, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 September 1875 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
States that he is receiving countless letters on the subject of the currency. Agrees that banks are quite powerful, "in truth they are the throne," and the banks have a hand in Congress and control over newspapers, but concludes that "this can't last always."
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