Duncombe's Free Banking

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47 chapters · page numbers are this file's

1. A Letter to the Hon. The Secretary of Statep. 11
2. Prefacep. 27
3. Notice of the Plan of Currencyp. 33
4. Introductionp. 37
5. Chapter I. On the State of the Currency of the United Statesp. 61
6. Chapter II. State Chartered Banksp. 65
7. Chapter III. The Object of the Workp. 73
8. Chapter IV. On the Various Kinds of Currencyp. 75
9. Chapter V. On Uncurrent Moneyp. 80
10. Chapter VI. On the Influence of Banks Upon Their Neighborhoodsp. 88
11. Chapter VII. In Republican Currencyp. 93
12. Chapter VIII. On the Immense Powers of Incorporated Companiesp. 99
13. Chapter IX. The Effects of Alloying The Coin of Any Countryp. 105
14. Chapter X.The Effects of Bank Failuresp. 106
15. Chapter XI. English and American Currenciesp. 108
16. Chapter XII. On the Evils of Small Billsp. 109
17. Chapter XIV. On the Currenciesp. 111
18. Chapter XV. On Bankingp. 114
19. Chapter XVI. On the Limited Responsibility of Bank Directorsp. 119
20. Chapter XVII. On the Limited Responsibility of Chartered Banksp. 120
21. Chapter XVIII. Free Bankingp. 126
22. Chapter XIX. A Larger Circulating Medium than the Precious Metals Necessaryp. 132
23. Chapter XX. The Issue of Small Billsp. 135
24. Chapter XXI. On Objections to Free Bankingp. 140
25. Chapter XXII. Chartered Banking Companiesp. 141
26. Chapter XXIII. A Remedy for the Want of Capitalp. 146
27. Chapter XXIV. THe Interest of Stockholdersp. 148
28. Chapter XXV. On Moral Obligationsp. 152
29. Chapter XXVI. The Powers of Congressp. 153
30. Chapter XXVII. Moral Principlep. 161
31. Chapter XXVIII. Periodical Bank Statementsp. 167
32. Chapter XXIX. On Exchanges and Bank Monopolyp. 171
33. Chapter XXX. On Comparisons of the Currency with the Governmentp. 181
34. Chapter XXXI. On the Centralized Governmentp. 187
35. Chapter XXXII. On Bank Influencep. 188
36. Chapter XXXIII. A Chartered United States Bankp. 198
37. Chapter XXXIV. On the Effects That the Currency of a Country has upon its Independencep. 214
38. Chapter XXXV. Thread-Needle Lane the Center of Monie Attractionp. 221
39. Chapter XXXVI. To Render the Paper Portion of the Currency as Stable as Gold and Silverp. 223
40. Chapter XXXVII. On Exchangesp. 243
41. Chapter XXXVIII. In the Convertability of Bank Paperp. 266
42. Chapter XXXIX. Free Republican United States Bankp. 275
43. Chapter XL. Indirect Taxationp. 283
44. Chapter XLI. Safety Fundp. 306
45. Chapter XLII. On the New York General Banking Lawp. 309
46. Chapter XLIII. The Balance of Trade and Uncurrent Moneyp. 322
47. Chapter XLIV. On Annual Legislationp. 368