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Treasury Note (19th century)
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A Treasury Note is a type of short-term debt instrument issued by the United States prior to the creation of the Federal Reserve System in 1913. Without the alternatives offered by a federal paper mon
An unissued $10 Small Treasury Note, authorized by the Act of February 24, 1815. This particular note is a remainder which was given a serial number b
An unissued $10 Small Treasury Note, authorized by the Act of February 24, 1815. This particular note is a remainder which was given a serial number but was never countersigned.
An unissued and untrimmed remainder from a sheet of the first issue of Treasury Notes, authorized by the Act of June 30, 1812. The issued notes of thi
An unissued and untrimmed remainder from a sheet of the first issue of Treasury Notes, authorized by the Act of June 30, 1812. The issued notes of this type were trimmed to size, signed in three places, dated, and endorsed as payable to the order of the purchaser or his/her assignee.
An issued, but cancelled, $100 Treasury Note from 1838, issued under the Act of October 12, 1837
An issued, but cancelled, $100 Treasury Note from 1838, issued under the Act of October 12, 1837
A contemporary imitation of a United States Treasury Note from the Mexican–American War; no such note was actually issued
A contemporary imitation of a United States Treasury Note from the Mexican–American War; no such note was actually issued
Bank of North America
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The Bank of North America was the first chartered bank in the United States, and served as the country's first de facto central bank. It was chartered by the Congress of the Confederation on May 26, 1
Treasury Note (19th century)
…Bank of England to issue currency and facilitate the government's use of credit. An early American attempt at central banking along these lines was the Bank of North America which played a meaningful role in helping the Congress of the Confederation to arrange its finances during the 1780s, but its rechartering in 1786…
Bank of North America's original location at 307 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia
Bank of North America's original location at 307 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia
Three pence issued by the Bank of North America on August 6, 1789, printed by Benjamin Franklin Bache on marbled paper obtained by Benjamin Franklin.
Three pence issued by the Bank of North America on August 6, 1789, printed by Benjamin Franklin Bache on marbled paper obtained by Benjamin Franklin.
Demolishing the Bank of North America's building at 305–307 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, c. 1959
Demolishing the Bank of North America's building at 305–307 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, c. 1959