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... demand notes , Highest amount reached its highest point about August 31 , 1865 , when it was $ 433,160,569 . At the time of the proclamation of the President , April 2 , 1866 , declaring the rebellion ended in certain States therein ...
... demand certifi- cates came in suddenly for redemption , and were paid out of this reserve ; but the amount so withdrawn was again re- stored thereto within two weeks ; In the great Chicago fire of 1871 about a million and a half of ...
... DEMAND NOTES . The act of July 17 , 1861 , chapter 5 , authorized the issue Laws relating to . of treasury notes , of denominations less than $ 50 and not less than $ 10 , not bearing interest , payable on demand by the Assistant ...
... demand by the Assistant Treasurer at New York , and were stamped on the face with the words , " ACT OF JULY 17th , 1861 , " and " RECEIVABLE IN PAYMENT OF ALL PUBLIC DUES . These are the notes referred to in the law establishing the ...
... demands of the public , who , it appears , require fractional currency in the propor- tion of about one dollar to each inhabitant of the country . The amount in circulation rarely goes above that proportion , making proper allowance for ...