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Such was the origin of a national bank currency, and such the beginning of those difficulties which now appear in the excessive issues of the banks incorporated by the various States.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Jackson outlines the origins of national bank currency and the resulting financial difficulties.

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