Monday, August 27, 2012

1833 Review of US Currency History: William Gouge

commentary by Roger Erickson

Hat tip to "Save America," commenting at Warren Mosler's site.

[1833]
Including an Account of Provincial and Continental Paper Money.
To which is prefixed AN INQUIRY INTO THE 
PRINCIPLES OF THE SYSTEM,
WITH CONSIDERATIONS OF ITS EFFECTS ON
MORALS AND HAPPINESS.


THE WHOLE INTENDED AS
A PLAIN EXPOSITION OF THE WAY IN WHICH PAPER MONEY
AND MONEY CORPORATIONS, AFFECT THE INTER-
ESTS OF DIFFERENT PORTIONS
OF THE COMMUNITY.


BY WILLIAM M. GOUGE. 
1833
[advisor to US President Jackson]


ps: also found as a downloadable pdf, at 


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