Letter : Frankfort, Ky., to Simon Gratz and Brothers, Philadelphia, 1821 Dec. 18.

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Letter : Frankfort, Ky., to Simon Gratz and Brothers, Philadelphia, 1821 Dec. 18.

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Autograph letter signed. Folded letter sheet with address. Relates to the Gratz firm financing the Bank of Kentucky.

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Crittenden, John J. (John Jordan), 1787-1863

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Kentucky lawyer and statesman, from Frankfort (Franklin Co.). From the description of Papers, 1786-1932. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19490792 From the description of Letters, 1835-1860. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32410179 John Jordan Crittenden (1787-1863) was born September 10, 1787. He attended the College of William and Mary, graduating in 1807. In 1809 he became the Attorney-General for the Illinois Territory. During the Wa...

Gratz, Simon, 1773-1839

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The Bank of Kentucky was chartered in 1806 by the state legislature as part of a compromise that ended the controversy over private banking. It was modeled on the Bank of the United States and was governed by a president and a twelve-member board of directors. Robert Alexander of Versailles was elected president in 1807 and served for fourteen years during which the bank was sound, profitable, and conservatively administered. The bank's charter was repealed in 1822 by a hard-money legislature af...