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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01946.66 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters written by and to Daniel Webster |
| Title | Letter frin William Morris Meredith to Daniel Webster regarding the exchange of coin for bullion |
| Date | 1850 |
| Author | Meredith, William Morris (1799-1873) |
| Recipient | Webster, Daniel |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Meredith, Secretary of the Treasury, writes, "[th]e Law limits the amount to be applied in exchanging coin for bullion to $1,000,000. This sum is in existing circumstances too small, & I have already written to the Chmn. [Chairman] of the Commt [Committee] of Commerce in the House advising that it should be doubled." |
| Subjects | Coins and Currency Finance Economics Government and Civics Law Congress Banking |
| People | Meredith, William Morris (1799-1873) Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) Morris, Robert (1734-1806) |
| Theme | Law; Banking & Economics; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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