Identifier: progressofempire01cona_0 (find matches)
Title: The progress of the Empire State a work devoted to the historical, financial, industrial, and literary development of New York
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Conant, Charles A. (Charles Arthur), 1861-1915
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Publisher: New York : The Progress of the Empire State Company
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization

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uthorized to issue;and such Treasury notes may be reissued, from time totime, as the exigencies of the public service may require.Such Treasury notes shall be signed by the Treasurer ofthe United States, or by some officer of the Treasury De-partment designated by the Secretary of the Treasury,and shall be countersigned by the Register of the Treasury,or by some officer of the Treasury Department designatedby the Secretary of the Treasury for the Register. Andall the provisions of an act entitled An act to authorizethe issue of Treasury notes, approved the 23d day of De-cember, 1857/ so far as the same can be applied to theprovisions of this section, and not inconsistent therewith,are hereby revived and reenacted. Grave doubts were expressed in many quarters as to theconstitutionality and economic soundness of the measure.The leading New York papers generally opposed makingthe notes legal tender, and a committee from the banks ofNew York, Philadelphia, and Boston hurried to Washington
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JOHN CLAFLIN chant; bom in B July 24, 1850; sun Hi Brigha aduated College City ol al., June 27, 1890, 1 )unn. Entered drygoods house of H. B. Claflin & ( is father in 1843) as elerk, October, the house on deathof fai; 1 corporation, The H. B. Claflin Co., Jvu its president; house gdodsbasin, extensive traveler in outh America, Europe, and Asia;made notable trip in sin 1 Peruvian n at lat. 10 S., and with single whiteinent, reaching theAtlantic at mouth 1 a. Is director in many financial institutions; pn United Drygoods Companies, and president of tb irk Chamber of Commerce. NEW YORK AND NATIONAL FINANCE 123 to prevent the passage of the bill. The New York delegateswere Messrs. Coe of the American Exchange Bank, Vermilyeof the Merchants Hank, Martin of the Ocean Hank, andGallatin of the National Bank. An important conferencewas held on Saturday afternoon, January II, 1862, in theoffice of the Secretary of the Treasury, at which the membersof the Finance Committee of the Senate and

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