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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03805.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1837 |
| Title | Call for a convention of bankers in order to effect resumption of specie payments |
| Date | 20 October 1837 |
| Author | Gallatin, Albert (1761-1849) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Also signed by George Newbold and Cornelius W. Lawrence. This circular letter addressing the Panic of 1837, invites bankers "in the several states" to meet on 27 November in New York City "for the purpose of conferring on the time when specie payments may be resumed with safety, and on the measures necessary to effect that purpose." This copy is addressed to William Richmond, President of the Merchants Bank, Providence, Rhode Island. Signed as a member of the committee appointed by the officers of the banks of New York. At the time Gallatin was President of the National Bank of New York. |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Finance Economics Banking Coins and Currency |
| People | Gallatin, Albert (1761-1849) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Minutes of the proceedings of the bank convention held in the City of New York on the 27th of November 1837 Report of the delegates of the banks of the City of New York, to the bank convention, held at New York, on 27th November to 1st December 1837 |