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Lively at the Age of 82 Col E D Taylor Father of Greenbacks
Lively at eighty two Col E D Taylor of Ottawa and Chicago is celebrated as the father of the greenbacks. The article recounts his arrival in Illinois 1814, political service, and pivotal role guiding Lincoln and Chase in issuing treasury notes. It notes Lincoln's 1864 letter acknowledging Taylor's influence on the legal tender policy and the creation of greenbacks that funded the Civil War.
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Ottawa
W. H. Taylor
Illinois
Democratic Party
Gen. Jackson
United States
United States Land Office
Chicago
Col. Taylor
Clinois
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
New York
New England
Chase
Treasury
Cov. E. D. Taylor
Washington
Willard
White House
Bull Run
Molland
Taylor
Congress
la Salle County
Col. E. D. Taylor
Col. Dick
Ana
Dick Taylor
Republic
Prevent Greenback