U.S. Congressional Reports
This series covers Congressional reports with numismatic content. These documents provide insight into the legislative process underlying activities of the Mint and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. NNP acknowledges Paul Hybert and Dan Hamelberg for assistance with this series.
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Displaying records 1 — 1Memorial of the General Assembly of the state of Louisiana....
A report to Congress from the state of Louisiana noting the ill effects of making foreign coin not current. A copy is also in the American State Papers, finance (class 3), volume 3, report no. 591.
Paul Hybert summary: "A memorial from the legislature of Louisiana, detailing the hardships experienced due to the scarcity of gold resulting from the recent law that made foreign gold coins not current."
A transcription is at: http://www.chicagocoinclub.org/lib/us/asp/cl03.finance/v3/n591.html