[Hosea Stout Diary] Thursday Dec 28th 1848. Meeting called this morning for the purpose of consulting the practibility of issuing Bills of credit or notes to answer for curiency for the time being as the gold dust cannot be coined for the want of crusibles at present.
The gold dust to be deposited with the President & no more than the amount to be issued in bills.which plan was agreed upon.
[source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]
[Diaries of Hosea Stout]
No comments:
Post a Comment