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How the Government Bonds Were Made and Handled
A detailed look at the creation and distribution of government bonds in 1896. From plate preparation and engraving to final treasury seals, transfer checks, and the role of the United States Express Company. Notes on duplicate bonds, losses, and the large Vanderbilt holding, plus a comparison to early Civil War financing and the 1877 issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Washington
Carlisle
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Shirlaw
Low
Bureau
Engraving Bureau
Treasury
Office of the Register of the Treasury
Geneva
England
Alabama
Hamilton Fish
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Court of Alabama Claims
Register
John Banfield
Fish
William H. Vanderbilt
The
Postoffice Department
Postefce Department
New York
Philadelphia
United States Express Company
Missouri River
Union
George Grantham Bain