Representative from Pennsylvania (1792–1868) who opposed fugitive slave laws and urged emancipation. ALS, five pages, 8 x 12.5, July 29, 1868. Letter on the financial condition of the country which was published in the New York Times on July 31, 1868. In part: “The Gold Question is settled. It is not surprizing that an ancient philosopher should marvel at the singular workings of truth, sometimes operating with provoking slowness, and sometimes with electric rapidity, but always with eventual accuracy. This has been called to my mind by the late sudden settlement of the question, ‘in what currency the five-twenties were payable?’…A Funding bill was introduced by Mr. Senator Sherman, and, having passed the Senate, was sent to the House, where it received several amendments. The Senate non-concurred, and it went to a committee of conference. They reported an entirely new bill, in which they settle the whole question…This compromise bill was a happy thought, settling an irritating question, and informing every bondholder what and how much he is to receive for his bond. It does not do to exult, but it must be gratifying to those who held that there was a difference in value between the five-twenties and what they would be if they were payable in coin.” In fine condition, with a couple of small old tape repairs along fold splits. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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