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Box 10

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Contains 1 Result:

Newspaper Clippings concerning the Greenback vs. Specie Monetary Debate (probably compiled by Charles C. Comstock), 1873.

 File — Box: 10, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents From the Series: Includes one scrapbook (1873) of newspaper clippings probably compiled by C.C. Comstock. The clippings relate to the national debate on the greenback versus specie monetary policies. Comstock was a member of the Greenback Party and was a candidate for elector on the 1876 national Greenback ticket. Scrapbooks #1 and #2 (1884-1938) consist mostly of newspaper obituaries and reminiscences of early Grand Rapids settlers that probably were taken from The Grand Rapids Herald or The Grand Rapids...
Dates: 1818-1981