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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03224 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | Francis Elias Spinner to C[harles]. L[afayette]. MacArthur discussing politics and currency |
| Date | 4 January 1874 |
| Author | Spinner, Francis Elias (1802-1890) |
| Recipient | MacArthur, C.L. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Thanks him for a copy of the second series of the Breitmann Ballads since his copy keeps getting stolen. The "Hiram Irvines are largely on the increase just now, and I fear the party has not the right kind of men at the front to lead them off." Feels it is possible that Congress will enact a workable monetary policy: "what is really needed, next to the resumption of specie payments, is a currency, that will at all times adapt itself to the business wants of the country." Written as Secretary of the Treasury. |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Art, Music, Theater, and Film Library Politics Election Government and Civics Coins and Currency Finance Economics |
| People | Spinner, Francis Elias (1802-1890) MacArthur, Charles Lafayette (b. 1824) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |