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... opened in 1782. Chase Manhattan is the successor to the Manhattan Company , the charter for which was obtained in 1799 by Aaron Burr on promise of provid- ing water supply to New York City . The prevalence of " seasoned " banks ...
... opened in 1782. Chase Manhattan is the successor to the Manhattan Company , the charter for which was obtained in 1799 by Aaron Burr on promise of provid- ing water supply to New York City . The prevalence of " seasoned " banks ...
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... opened the way , after Jay Cooke's failure , for a new financial giant - J . Pierpont Morgan . His father , Junius Morgan , born on a Massachusetts farm , had become by 1865 an important inter- national banker in London . The younger ...
... opened the way , after Jay Cooke's failure , for a new financial giant - J . Pierpont Morgan . His father , Junius Morgan , born on a Massachusetts farm , had become by 1865 an important inter- national banker in London . The younger ...
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... opened up the West , settled it , and carried its products to the East , many of them to be ex- ported . Crop exports and capital imports for railroad build- ing enlarged the international economic role of the United States after 1865 ...
... opened up the West , settled it , and carried its products to the East , many of them to be ex- ported . Crop exports and capital imports for railroad build- ing enlarged the international economic role of the United States after 1865 ...
Contents
AMERICAN BANKING BEFORE 1863 | 16 |
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL | 40 |
AMERICAS AGE OF ENTERPRISE | 64 |
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