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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06305 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1839 |
| Title | Memorial |
| Date | October 1839 |
| Author | Brown, Fenner (1791-1869) |
| Additional authors | White Jr., Aaron (fl. 1839) |
| Document Type | Broadside |
| Content Description | Appeal to Rhode Island Assembly, complaining of the banks' refusal to pay its debts, or pay for its currency. Calls to "abolish the whole system of banks at once." Signed in type by Brown, White, "and 4 others." |
| Subjects | Finance Banking Debt Coins and Currency Government and Civics Petition |
| People | Brown, Fenner (1791-1869) White, Aaron Jr. (fl. 1839) |
| Place written | Cumberland, Rhode Island |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Fenner Brown represented Cumberland in the general assembly for many years. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |