Banks and banking -- United States -- Archival resources

Abstract This collection is composed almost entirely of letters primarily addressed to Elie Beatty, cashier of the Hagerstown Bank, and concerns various financial matters to be handled by Beatty and other cashiers. Included are requests for collection of debts and transfer of funds as well as transmittals of bank notes and drafts and identifications of counterfeit notes. The collection also includes three checks. The collection provides an overview of banking operations in early to mid-nineteenth...