The Statistics of American Commercial Banking, 1782–1818

In spite of its importance to economic development, much remains unknown about commercial banking in early America. The Historical Statistics of the United States gives the number of banks, their capital stock, bank note circulation, deposits, and specie for only four years prior to 1830, and these...

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Published in:The Journal of economic history 1965-09, Vol.25 (3), p.400-413
Main Author: Van Fenstermaker, J.
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