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Greenbacks

Civil War paper money, and the Greenback Party of the 1870s and 1880s. Newspaper pages from 1862 to 1890 on a map and timeline.

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23,766,177 pages from 4,691 newspapers, 1736–1963.

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239441 matching newspaper pages in total. New York, NY has the most hits (16413 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. New-York Daily Tribune — 1862-06-25, page 2

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … for etil higher rates. Naturally the ad vance in gold causes a large denand for "greenbacks," used for Custom-lIouse purposes, and the premium advanced TO l0is These notes …

  2. The New York Herald — 1862-08-10, page 5

    … Tre?3^ notes are beginning to be appreciated in tho rebeT capT With one of the greenbacks flf:y per cont additional or ( onfederate nous can bj obtained, while the clinking …

  3. The New York Herald — 1862-08-16, page 8

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … Georgia and South Carolina bills Tennessee money il twenty-five per cent below "greenbacks," and from FIVE to ten per cent above the bills e other Solthern states The merchants …

  4. New-York Daily Tribune — 1862-08-20, page 8

    … selling it for fifteen Iv is pid that vegroes pull from their pockets rolls of greenbacks,’ Who ure une sundred-dollar notes frown DESTRUCTION OF THE RAM ARKANSAS, The Grenada …

  5. The New York Herald — 1862-08-25, page 8

    … acaroe, and with ptoiim endorser* will readily bring two per cent premium over "greenbacks." Tbua the Untoa n-ni. mahea the snug little pruhl of twenty-seven dollars oa each …

  6. New-York Daily Tribune — 1862-08-29, page 7

    … common ta prime at Ld Beveus. Sa n Vi +p gt dua S (1 been a good Leyinning for greenbacks for duties at of Cotion on hand fete I as SE MH Ha: 207 Old aie qulet small raes …

  7. The New York Herald — 1862-09-15, page 5

    … by ths rebels wsa the robbery sf one ef sur surgeons of his instruments and sons greenbacks he had in his pockets, and all the rsady cash in those of ths msn, some forty In …

  8. The New York Herald — 1862-09-16, page 8

    … soldier* seemed to be well supplied wtth CONSStUtSAlIt SlilM MONKY , an well as with "greenbacks," and so?e of them wtth gold and silver, ibev were eager to purchase the neces …

  9. Sunday Dispatch — 1862-09-21, page 4

    … is so : tong since I have seen one that I have forgotten : which side of the “ greenback” his “ picter” is i on. However, wc expect soon to have the plea ! sure of seeing …

  10. New-York Daily Tribune — 1862-10-01, page 1

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … Col. Stewart for the two months ending Aug. 80. The delay in paying of the men is greenbacks. There are upward Of 500 men on the rolls ct Fort Columbus. Their two months pay …

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