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10 December 1864
Trenholm, G.A (fl. 1864-)
Letter of the Secretary of Treasury...December 10, 1864. [Transmitted with:] Message from the President and Letter of Attorney General, Geo. Davis
GLC06745.234
12 December 1865
Trenholm, G..A., 1806 - 1876
Letter of Secretary of Treasury…December 12, 1864. [Transmitted with:] Message of the President…Dec. 15, 1864.
stamp of record division
GLC06745.235
14 March 1864
Secretary of Treasury
Under the recent act of Congress to reduce the currency, it is provided that….
GLC06745.236
27 May 1864
Memminger, C.G. (fl. 1864-)
No. 25. Regulations established for the disposal at private sale of the six per cent. non-taxable Bonds of the Confederate States, authorized by the 6th section of the act of February 17,1864.
GLC06745.238
23 March 1864
The following regulations are established in relation to the receipt of Four per cent. Bonds and Certificates offered in payment for Taxes….
GLC06745.239
25 February 1863
The Congress of the Confederate States of America
Regulations in relation to the issue of certificates for bonds and registered stock
GLC06745.240
9 January 1865
Trenholm, G.A. (fl. 1861-)
Special Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the Subject of Finances
GLC06745.245
21 September 1861
Memminger, C.G. (fl. 1861-)
Treasury Circular No. 12. An act to raise money for the support of the government, and to provide for the defence of the Confederate States of America
GLC06745.254
1861/10/22
Watson, J.
to: Wilmor W. Morris.
Watson considered writing earlier but explains "I know you get all the current news of your old haunts from the fair sex." He reports that conditions are improving, most of the "iron works, rolling mills, glass houses etc. have resumed operations,"...
GLC06451.054
6 November 1813
Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)
to Thomas Law
Response to a letter and memorial from Maryland and District of Columbia attorney Law, a supporter of monetary reform. Supports Law's proposal for the issuance of treasury notes bearing interest. These "would soon be withdrawn from the circulation...
GLC06478
1 September 1810
Livingston, Robert (1746-1813)
to James Mease
Comments on reading Mease's two volume, "Archive of useful knowledge" promoting manufactures, agriculture, and economy. States that they are, "the foundations upon which a lone we can safly build our independence, as well as public and private...
GLC06514
19 February 1782
Morris, Robert (1734-1806)
to John Langdon
Discusses bank notes and their utility, and his efforts to widen their circulation and the public's confidence in them by applying his personal credit. Also indicates that he will get flour and iron to Langdon as soon as he can secure a vessel and...
GLC06528
17 June 1862
Williams, George M. (fl. 1862)
to his wife
He sent a pencil letter to his wife with Mr. Day including lemon syrup and castor oil. Writes that he will send his aunt soda powders. "Richmond is starving almost" due to the high selling prices and scarcity of goods. Asks her if she has noticed how...
GLC06582.23
20 June 1862
Asks if she is sick or in need of stamps. He asks her to write to him if she has not done so already. He would like her to record the progress of Liz and to report the effect the chicken pox had on Lizzie's "head piece." He describes the rising...
GLC06582.25
3 December 1862
Informs her that he received her letter and is very thankful. He also mentions that he bought her several hairpins "and any other little articles I think you may need." He tells her of his departure which will be between the 16th and 20th, and...
GLC06582.57
9 February 1861
Cooper, Peter (1791-1883)
to John Sherman
Cooper, an inventor and philanthropist, replies to a letter from Sherman, a United States Representative from Ohio. Referring to the pending possibility of Civil War, states " I infer ... that there is much doubt that an arrangement will be made in...
GLC05801
1850
Stuart, Moses (1780-1852)
Conscience and the Constitution with remarks on the recent speech of the Hon. Daniel Webster in the Senate of the United States on the subject of slavery.
Published by Crocker & Brewster. Stuart, a minister and Professor of Biblical Studies at Andover Seminary (near Boston), justifies slavery using a Biblical argument. Also predicts the economic repercussions of abolition: "Suppose the black...
GLC05845
1790/04/04
Carroll, Daniel (1730-1796)
to unknown re: regarding bill of lading, state debts question
GLC02470.08
23 October 1779
Nixon, John (1741-1815)
to Benjamin Heywood
Informs Heywood that he was chosen for a committee to settle payment for Massachusetts troops in arrears due to currency depreciation. Written at "Camp Pines Bridge"
GLC02499.16
30 December 1794
Barry, John (1745-1803)
to James Seagrove
Commodore Barry tells Seagrove that the militia who suppressed the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania has arrived home safe. Also indicates that he sent receipts with this letter (not included). Written from Strawberry Hill, Barry's near...
GLC02500.02
2 July 1780
Hall & Sellers
[Four dollar bond issued by Rhode Island during the Revolutionary War]
Printed by Hall & Sellers and signed by Metcalf Bowler. Due to mature on 31 December 1786; set at a five percent interest rate. Marked number 667.
GLC02503.03.02
1897/03/22
Bryan, William Jennings (1860-1925)
to Mr. Warner re: contribution to Bimetallic Union
Written on personal stationery. Concerns splitting royalties to benefit the Union.
GLC02504.04
1846/09/12
Dallas, George M. (1792-1864)
to Robert J. Walker re: actions which he feels will sustain the tariff of 1846
[vice presidents]
GLC02512.02
1786/05/04
to John Page re: insights on England after visit: "that nation hates us"
Written while serving as U.S. Minister to France. Jefferson encloses a pamphlet (apparently Notes on the State of Virginia; not included), thanks Page for a steady stream of political news from America and records his observations upon returning...
GLC02529
15 December 1778
Livingston, Robert (1708-1790)
to his son [possibly his son-in-law, James Duane]
Discusses a snow storm that may work to the American troops' advantage as the roads are impassable. Mentions a food shortage and the rising costs of provisions. Assures the recipient that his family, under Livingston's care, is healthy. Asks about...
GLC02537.01
18 April 1779
to James Duane
Writes to his son-in-law about the state and activities of his iron works, where they were producing pig iron for Colonel Hay, Colonel Lewis, and General Schuyler. Mentions an upcoming meeting with the Governor of New York, in which he will let him...
GLC02537.02
20 November 1842
Benton, Thomas Hart (1782-1858)
to John C. Rivis
Written by Missouri Senator Benton. References Rivis's letter of 8 October. Benton tries to calm fears about state's debt. Says he immedately applied to the most reliable businessmen to find an answer for him. The businessmen say that the laws of...
GLC02542.21
18 December 1779
Dundas, David, Sir, Bart (1749-1826)
to James Dundas [fragment]
Discusses a journey Agnes will be making to Edinburgh. Discusses the hardships of starting a business. Responds to James's "observations on the prevailing Luxury of the times." Discusses the difficulties finding employment for those without...
GLC02549.58
26 January 1862
Cook, Eliza Jones
to Samuel H. Jones
Eliza writes the original letter to her brother, but it is returned to her from Gustave with corrections over each misspelled word and includes a list of Eliza's spellings versus the correct spellings. He also critiques her writing style and...
GLC02570.15
June 1861
Redmond, Dennis (fl. 1856-1865)
Southern cultivator [Vol. 19, no. 6 (June 1861)]
Co-edited with C.W. Howard. Consists of 30 pages for the magazine with 32 pages of advertisements -- 16 pages before getting to the magazine and 16 pages after the magazine. This issue is paginated 170-200. Tagline below masthead says "Devoted...
GLC08496.02
25 February 1862
Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889)
[Message of the Confederate President to the Confederate Congress]
State of the Union-like address to the Confederate Congress made in accordance with a constitutional provision. Admits that since the start of the Civil War they had "been so exposed as recently to encounter serious disasters." Discusses their...
GLC08503
2 March 1791
Fenno, John (1751-1798)
Gazette of the United States. [Vol. 2, no. 88 (March 2, 1791)]
"An Act to incorporate the Subscribers to the Bank of the United States" is reprinted on the front page. So is "An Act Regulating the number of Representatives to be chosen by the States of Kentucky and Vermont." The first act established the...
GLC08552
1796
Paine, Thomas
Decline and fall of the English system of finance
Printed by John Page and B.F. Bache.
GLC08637
1793
Common sense [with seven other pamphlets from the 1790s]
Paine, Thomas. COMMON SENSE, bound with seven other tracts by Paine. Altogether eight works (in nine parts, one title consisting of two separately issued parts.) A fine collection bound in a single volume, contemp. sheep rubbed, crudely but neatly...
GLC08643
20 April 1906
Mack, Silas W. (fl. 1906)
to Clara W. Mack
Writes to his mother in Canada describing the San Francisco earthquake. Says half of the chimneys at the Hotel Del Monte crumbled and damaged the roof. One chimney crashed through a newlywed's room and killed both the bride and groom. Reports...
GLC08697
9 June 1790
Gazette of the United States. [Vol. II, no. 17 (June 9, 1790)]
Reports on Rhode Island's ratification of the Constitution, a debate on tonnage in the House of Representatives, and news from Europe. Also prints an extract from a speech to Congress by Massachusetts Governor John Hancock on the national debt, acts...
GLC08720.01
23 June 1790
Gazette of the United States. [Vol. II, no. 21 (June 23, 1790)]
Includes an article "On the Means of Preserving the Union of the American States," opining that the "present constitution of the United States appears to be excellent in contemplation; and if the harmony of the States should not be disturbed by...
GLC08720.02
28 April 1824
Columbia centinel. [No. 4179 (April 28 1824)]
Discusses the tariff, the disestablishment of religion in Massachusetts, and divorce.
GLC08725.03
21 July 1800
Hudson & Goodwin (fl. 1787-1800)
Connecticut courant. [Vol. XXXV no. 1852 (July 21, 1800)]
Prints an announcement from the secretary of the treasury on national borrowing, an editorial against President Thomas Jefferson, a Rhode Island law to prevent "Peddling of Feathers, Indigo, and Tin Ware," international news on wars in Italy and...
GLC08726.02
12 September 1807
Russell, Benjamin (1761-1845)
Columbian centinel. [No. 2447 (September 12, 1807)]
Contains a report from the Napoleonic Wars in Poland, a report on the acquittal of Aaron Burr in his trial for treason, and an account of the economic hard times. Also contains other news pertaining to commerce and shipping as well as many...
GLC08726.06
21 June 1781
Willis, Nathaniel (1755-1831)
Independent chronicle. [No. 669 (June 21, 1781)]
Reprinting of the plan given to Congress to charter a national bank.
GLC08731
1789
Collection of two issues of the Gazette of the United States, no. 60-61 [Decimalized]
GLC08757
11 November 1789
Gazette of the United States. [No. 61 (November 11, 1789)]
Printed on page four is the continuation of the act of Congress to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States (see GLC08757.01 for the first part). Other articles concern privateering, the national debt, and congressional salaries.
GLC08757.02
3 Ocober 1758
Shergold, George (fl. 1758)
Course of the Exchange, etc.
London stock exchange listing with values and precious metals, etc.
GLC08766
17 April 1793
Columbian centinel. [Vol. XIX no. 974 (April 17, 1793)]
Reprints three congressional acts passed at the second session held 5 November 1792. The acts concern the collection of duties on goods and merchandise, the payment of a loan made of the Bank of the United States, and extending the time for...
GLC08774
14 October 1789
Gazette of the United States. [No. 53 (October 14, 1789)]
Includes local news, international news, congressional news and acts passed, and ship arrivals for New York. Prints the budget of the Treasury Department for 1789. Also includes an act for the temporary establishment of the Post Office on page four...
GLC08837
25 July 1804
Columbian centinel & Massachusetts federalist. [Vol. 41, no. 43 (July 25, 1804)]
Includes an article reviewing Thomas Jefferson's administration and another denouncing Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury. Has coverage of the 11 July 1804 Aaron Burr-Alexander Hamilton duel on pages 1 and 2. Other articles detail local...
GLC08864
13 September 1839
Garrison, William Lloyd (1805-1879)
The Liberator. [Vol. 9, no. 37 (September 13, 1839)]
With previous owner's signature ([I.] Stearns) in top margin of first page. Contains an article on the "Unprofitableness of Slavery: Loss of Planters' Tax on the Nation and on the North," and miscellaneous other reports. Garrison serves as editor...
GLC08875.53
no date
Unknown
[Print of pen and ink drawing of Uncle Sam]
Depicts Uncle Sam sitting at a table holding a container with three things written on it; "Income tax bacilli, whiskey, sugar." There is a dollar sign on the folds of the tablecloth.
GLC08879.01.11
1810
Gallatin, Albert (1761-1849)
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury on the Subject of American Manufactures
First edition of second American report on manufacturing.
GLC08891
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