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... believe it enough , merely to quote the following provision of the charter , to wit : " The land , tene- ments , and hereditaments , which it shall be lawful for the said corporation to hold , shall be only such as shall be requisite ...
... believe it enough , merely to quote the following provision of the charter , to wit : " The land , tene- ments , and hereditaments , which it shall be lawful for the said corporation to hold , shall be only such as shall be requisite ...
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... believe the $ 15,000 were loaned to Noah by his father , and that he had his father present to carry on that transaction , and for which loan Noah allowed Burrows 24 per cent . , and did not receive it all for some months after giving ...
... believe the $ 15,000 were loaned to Noah by his father , and that he had his father present to carry on that transaction , and for which loan Noah allowed Burrows 24 per cent . , and did not receive it all for some months after giving ...
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... believe to be , granting facilities , not loaning capital . The supplying of bills appears even much more objectionable than loaning capital , for it encourages an operation which com- mences and ends without the employment of any ...
... believe to be , granting facilities , not loaning capital . The supplying of bills appears even much more objectionable than loaning capital , for it encourages an operation which com- mences and ends without the employment of any ...
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... believe that the course of operations by the bank , during the years 1830 and 1831 , have been nearly of a similar character to those of the years 1817 and 1818. Drafts and notes , payable at distant offices , were . then freely ...
... believe that the course of operations by the bank , during the years 1830 and 1831 , have been nearly of a similar character to those of the years 1817 and 1818. Drafts and notes , payable at distant offices , were . then freely ...
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... believe ; and they are persuaded that no measure can be invented to restore a sound currency , and a regular state of things generally , and give a solid and permanent value to property , but the withdrawal of a large por- tion of notes ...
... believe ; and they are persuaded that no measure can be invented to restore a sound currency , and a regular state of things generally , and give a solid and permanent value to property , but the withdrawal of a large por- tion of notes ...
Términos y frases comunes
amount Andrew Low Answer April August Baltimore Bank United bills of exchange board of directors Boston branch bank Burrows Cambreleng capital cash'r Cashier Cave Johnson cent charges Charleston charter Chillicothe Cincinnati circulation Clayton Congress currency dated debt December deposites discount day dollars drawer duty endorsed examination February Government Hope & Co House hundred increase institution interest J. G. Biddle J. W. Webb James Watson Webb January John July June letter loan M. M. Noah March McDuffie McIlvaine ment millions months Nicholas Biddle October operations opinion Orleans paid paper parent bank payable pension Philadelphia Portsmouth present president and directors purchase Question real estate received recollect resolution Savannah Secretary specie payments statement stockholders subscriber Thomas Biddle Thomas Cadwalader tion transactions Treasury usury Washington Whitney Wilson York
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Página 90 - Representatives passed a resolution, by a vote of 144 yeas to 6 nays, concurring "in the views of the Secretary of the Treasury in relation to the necessity of a contraction of the currency, with a view to as early a resumption of specie payments as the business interests of the country will permit," and pledging "cooperative action to this end as speedily as possible.
Página 330 - States, to be collected and paid in the legal currency of the United States, or treasury notes, or notes of the bank of the United States as by law provided and declared, or in notes of banks which are payable and paid on demand in the said legal currency of the United States...
Página 49 - And bills or notes, which may be issued by order of the said corporation, signed by the president, and countersigned by the principal cashier...
Página 327 - Authorized to issue notes, which will be received in all payments to the United States, the circulation of its issues will be coextensive with the Union ; and there will exist a constant demand, bearing a just proportion to the annual amount of the duties and taxes to be collected...
Página 89 - His health is good, except as to the stone, which does not grow worse. I thank you for your attention to my request about the books, which Mr. Barclay writes me he has forwarded from Cadiz. I have the honor to be, with great respect, Dear Sir, your most obedient humble servant, TH: JEFFERSON.
Página 400 - That a select committee be appointed to inspect the books, and examine into the proceedings of the Bank of the United States, to report thereon, and to report whether the provisions of its charter have been violated or not...
Página 20 - It is the preservation of a good currency that can alone impart stability to property, and prevent those fluctuations in its value, hurtful alike to individual and to national wealth. This advantage the bank has secured to the community, by confining within prudent limits its issues of paper...
Página 378 - ... to the legislative and documentary history of the Bank of the United States, compiled by the indefatigable research and industry of the Clerk of the House of Representatives and his associate. But a large portion of the questions might, with more propriety, be addressed in a circular to the presidents of all tin: banks in the four quarters of the globe, than to the president of the Bank of the United States.
Página 52 - Cope offered the following resolution, which was, on motion, adopted: Resolved, That the...
Página 1 - ... a select committee be appointed to inspect the books and examine into the proceedings of the said Bank, who shall report whether the provisions of the charter have been violated or not...