Building for the Centuries: Illinois, 1865 to 1898 |
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Page 140
... banks was for greenbacks to settle Eastern accounts ... every dollar of them withdrawn cancelled to power to lend four other dollars ... the banks had to keep an extraordinary volume of greenbacks on hand and restrict the amount of ...
... banks was for greenbacks to settle Eastern accounts ... every dollar of them withdrawn cancelled to power to lend four other dollars ... the banks had to keep an extraordinary volume of greenbacks on hand and restrict the amount of ...
Page 183
... banks of issue and state bank notes had produced a variety of currency that fluctuated in value and contributed to financial frustration and chaos in the 1850s . In response to the acknowledged weaknesses of state control in an area ...
... banks of issue and state bank notes had produced a variety of currency that fluctuated in value and contributed to financial frustration and chaos in the 1850s . In response to the acknowledged weaknesses of state control in an area ...
Page 185
... banks were becoming established . Private banks discounted notes , acted as real estate brokers and financiers , conducted foreign exchange matters , solicited immi- grants , engaged in the general banking business , and for a time ...
... banks were becoming established . Private banks discounted notes , acted as real estate brokers and financiers , conducted foreign exchange matters , solicited immi- grants , engaged in the general banking business , and for a time ...
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