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Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 9 1 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1 6 0 Browse Search
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade) 4 0 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 3 1 Browse Search
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government 2 0 Browse Search
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ct was passed in the ordinary mode of legislation, and was not referred, published, nor reenacted, as prescribed by the constitution. As soon as the directory was organized and the books of subscription were opened, and before the mortgages required by the charter were executed, the governor, in behalf of the state, subscribed for fifty thousand shares of the stock, and issued the bonds of the state for five million dollars, payable to the order of the bank. These bonds were sold to Nicholas Biddle, President of the United States Bank of Pennsylvania, and by him sent to Great Britain as collateral security for a loan previously made. None of the money received for them went into the treasury of the state of Mississippi, nor was any of it used for a public improvement. All the consideration ever received by the state was its stock in the Union Bank. The bank soon failed, and the stock became utterly worthless. Before the bonds became due, the governor of the state had declare