Gouge, William M., fl. 1833 A Short history of paper money and banking in the United States, including an account of provincial and continental paper-money.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05953 Author/Creator: Gouge, William M., fl. 1833 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Book Date: 1833 Pagination: 12, 240 p. : Height: 19.2 cm, Width: 12.1 cm Order a Copy
Title continues: "To which is prefixed an inquiry into the principles of the system, with considerations of its effects on morals and happiness. The whole intended as a plain exposition of the way in which paper money and money corporations, affect the interests of different portions of the community." Signed on free-front endpaper by E. W. Wyse. Printed by T. W. Ustick. Original glazed cloth binding with paper label; rebacked. Gouge was Associate Editor of the Philadelphia Gazette from 1823 to 1829 and reporter of the debates of the Delaware Constitutional Convention of 1831. Checklist of American imprints 19075.
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