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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00496.012 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1804 |
| Title | Report of a committee of the Bank of the United States that was formed to investigate an alleged counterfeiting ring in North Carolina |
| Date | 20 July 1804 |
| Author | Boudinot, Elias (1740-1821) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Also signed by George Fox, both as members of the committee. They confirm the existence the ring, saying of it that it is a "very extensive Combination, and of a very formidable nature, to counterfeit & pass Notes purporting to be of the Bank of the United States." It includes men of property and influence. They suggest remedies, saying that they are supported in these by Pennsylvania Congressman Joseph Clay. In June 1804 Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin and Governor of Virginia John Page had requested that a committee of the Bank of the United States be formed to investigate their suspicion of the existence of the ring. At the time of this report Boudinot was Director of the United States Mint. One black and white bust engraving of Boudinot included. |
| Subjects | Economics Finance Forgery and Fraud Counterfeiting Coins and Currency Bank of the US Banking Congress |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Law; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |