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Among the evils growing out of the rebellion, and not yet referred to, is that of an irredeemable currency.
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gutenberg.orgUlysses S. Grant: “Among the evils growing out of the rebellion, and not yet referred to, is that of an irredeemable currency.”
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Grant highlights the issue of an irredeemable currency as a significant problem stemming from the Civil War.
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