CHAPTER VIII. THE RESUMPTION ACT: ITS ORIGIN AND INTERPRETATION

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE ix
3. CONTENTS xi
4. CHAPTER I. THE ORIGIN OF THE GREENBACKS 3
5. CHAPTER II. THE SUPPOSED NECESSITY OF THE GREENBACKS 25
6. CHAPTER III. FURTHER ISSUES OF GREENBACKS AND THE STATE OF THE CURRENCY 58
7. CHAPTER IV. EVIL EFFECTS OF PAPER MONEY 79
8. CHAPTER V. RESUMPTION POSSIBLE, 1865-66 108
9. CHAPTER VI. POSSIBILITY OF BRITISH LOANS, 1865-66 138
10. CHAPTER VII. A DECADE OF DEBATE AND DELAY, 1865-1875 159
11. CHAPTER VIII. THE RESUMPTION ACT: ITS ORIGIN AND INTERPRETATION 181
12. CHAPTER IX. RESUMPTION ACCOMPLISHED, 1877-79 194
13. CHAPTER Χ. COULD SPECIE PAYMENTS BE MAINTAINED? 229
14. INDEX 249