The First and Second banks of the United States
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The First and Second banks of the United StatesTable of contents:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS. page 5- Hamilton’s plan of 1779 page 11
- Hamilton’s plan of 1781 page 12
- Hamilton’s report in 1790 page 15
- Establishment of the bank page 19
- Charter provisions page 21
- Subscriptions for stock page 24
- Organization page 27
- By-laws and regulations page 29
- Paying in of capital page 31
- Paying in of capital by the Government page 33
- Election of directors page 36
- Branches page 38
- Relation of state banks page 42
- Loans to the Government page 44
- The government sale of bank stock page 50
- Circulating notes page 51
- Counterfeiting of notes page 54
- Cooperation with the mint page 55
- The Treasury and the bank—Foreign exchange operations page 56
- Government deposits page 60
- Aid to importers page 65
- Attitude of Democratic administrations toward the bank page 68
- Gallatin’s defense of the bank in 1803 page 73
- Application for recliarter' page 74
- Recharter favored by Gallatin page 76
- Modifications recommended by Gallatin page 78
- Indecisive action by Congress page 80
- Second petition for recharter page 82
- Attitude of banks and trade organizations page 85
- Memorials and popular discussion page 87
- Debate on recharter page 92
- Temporary extension refused page 99
- State charter refused page 100
- Charter granted to New York stockholders page 102
- Girard’s bank page 104
- Fiscal operations after dissolution of bank page 107
- Liquidation page 109
- Consequences of dissolution page 109
- Bank reports page 113
- Profits and dividends page 125
- Taxation page 128
- Conservatism, a characteristic page 129
- Appendix: A. Act of incorporation page 132
- Appendix: B. Ordinance and By-Laws for the Regulation of the Bank of the United States. page 139
- Appendix C. Quotations of bank stocks page 142
- Appendix D. Dividends page 143
- Appendix E. records and Accounts of the First Bank of the United States. page 144
- THE SECOND UNITED STATES BANK. page 151
- Preface. page 153
- Debate on plans. page 155
- Relation to state banks in resuming specie payments page 163
- Comparison of charters of First and Second United States banks page 169
- Payment of capital page 181
- Friction in transfer of public deposits page 187
- The conflict over the acceptance of State bank notes page 194
- Branches page 200
- Ownership of stock page 208
- Loans on bank stock page 210
- Change in character of capital page 216
- Government deposits page 217
- Transfer of public funds page 222
- irculation page 226
- Sale of drafts page 236
- Exchange page 240
- Discounts and loans page 247
- President Jackson’s opposition to the bank page 254
- Charges against the bank—political activity page 260
- Criticism of branch drafts page 264
- Criticism of other banking operations page 267
- Appendix A. Act of incorporation page 273
- Appendix B. Rules and regulations for conducting the business of the Bank of the United States page 288
- Appendix C. Rules and regulations for the government of the offices of discount and deposit established by the Bank of the United States page 296
- Appendix D. The bill to continue the charter, which was vetoed by President Jackson page 302
- Appendix E. Veto message of President Jackson, July 10, 1832 page 305
- Appendix F. Balance sheets of bank : 1820, 1825, 1831, 1832. page 315
Publisher:
Government printing officeDate:
1910Subject:
BancheStati Uniti d'America