resumption of specie payment

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• Specie Payment Resumption Act — The Specie Payment Resumption Act (January 14, 1875, ch. 15, 18 Stat. 296) provided for the redemption of United States paper currency, known colloquially as greenbacks, in gold beginning in 1879. Drafted by Ohio Senator John Sherman, the… …   Wikipedia

• specie payment — ▪ American finance       the redemption of U.S. paper money by banks or the Treasury in metallic (usually gold) coin.       Except for a few periods of suspension (1814–15, 1836–42, and 1857), Americans were able to redeem paper money for specie… …   Universalium

• Resumption — may refer to:* Eminent domain * The Specie Payment Resumption Act of 1875 …   Wikipedia

• resumption — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French or Late Latin; Anglo French, from Late Latin resumption , resumptio, from Latin resumere Date: 15th century 1. an act or instance of resuming ; recommencement 2. a return to payment in specie …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Seldon Connor — Infobox Person name = Seldon Connor caption = birth date = January 25, 1839 birth place = Fairfield, Maine, flag|USA death date = July 9, 1917 death place = Maine, flag|USA other names = known for = Thirty fifth governor of Maine, USA occupation …   Wikipedia

• SELIGMAN — SELIGMAN, family of international bankers from Baiersdorf, Bavaria, where they are known from the early 18th century. JOSEPH SELIGMAN (1819–1880) was the oldest son of David, the village weaver and an itinerant trader in woolens. Joseph, after… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• money — moneyless, adj. /mun ee/, n., pl. moneys, monies, adj. n. 1. any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits. 2. See paper money. 3. gold, silver, or other metal in pieces of convenient form stamped by public …   Universalium

• History of banking — The first banks were the merchants of the ancient world that made loans to farmers and traders that carried goods between cities. The first records of such activity dates back to around 2000 BC in Assyria and Babylonia. Later, in ancient Greece… …   Wikipedia

• Sherman, John — born May 10, 1823, Lancaster, Ohio, U.S. died Oct. 22, 1900, Washington, D.C. U.S. politician. A brother of William T. Sherman, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1855–61). A fiscal expert, he helped establish the national banking… …   Universalium

• List of United States federal legislation — NoTOC This is a partial list of notable United States federal legislation, in chronological order. At the federal level in the United States, legislation (a.k.a. statutes or statutory law ) consists exclusively of Acts passed by the Congress of… …   Wikipedia

• Ulysses S. Grant — Infobox President name=Ulysses S. Grant nickname= Unconditional Surrender Grant nationality=American order=18th President of the United States term start=March 4, 1869 term end=March 4, 1877 predecessor=Andrew Johnson successor=Rutherford B.… …   Wikipedia