The Archive · 1938

Sixty Dears Ago

From rhe "Mobrh-Chixa Dairy NEWS or January 9, 1878

'The San Francisco papers received by the last American mail, publish the following as the provisions of the new Silver BW, wi issed the United States House presentatives on November 5:—The House passed, under suspension of the rules, Bland's bill for recoinage of silver. It provides that there shall be coined at the several mints of the United States, silver dollar: of January 18, 1i shall be devices provided by said Act, together with all silver' dollars heretofore cornet by the United States, of like weight and fineness, shall be legal tender at their nominal weight and value for all debts and dues, public 2 and private, except where otherwise provided by contract; and any owner Of silver bullion may deposit the same at any United States Coinage Mint, or Assay Office, to be coined into such 29. dollars, for his benefit, upon the same terms and conditions. as gold bullion is deposited for coinage under existing were these four royal ladies.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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