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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08704 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1861 |
| Title | A system of national finance |
| Date | 1861 |
| Author | Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland) (1808-1873) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | "… (title continued) Notes explanatory of Mr. Chase's plan of national finance." Explains Chase's plan for creating a national currency and enabling all existing banks to become national institutions. Printed by the Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. |
| Subjects | Civil War Finance Economics Lincoln's Cabinet Union Forces Banking Coins and Currency |
| People | Chase, Salmon Portland (1808-1873) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Banking & Economics; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Chase proposed and put into action the establishment of a national banking system while serving as Secretary of the Treasury under President Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1864. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |