| 单词 | specie |
| 例句 | His arguments were pointed with specie—we doing the punctuation—and with a little bargaining he told us what he knew. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Quintilian goes on to argue, interestingly, that sometimes what might be decorous in practical terms could be unbecoming sub specie aeternitate. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Nor do they realise that, as the philosopher Spinoza put it: Sub specie aeternitatis, Villa’s relegation’s no big deal. 20 reasons to be cheerful in middle age 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z "All their specie are around and about … I desire to talk nonsense to you and help you to construct that baby which I think is a very very good idea indeed." Army museum displays letters from soldiers' wives and sweethearts 2011-02-09T16:33:58Z Sturgeon and Walleye – We did not sample any anglers fishing for either specie last week. State Fish and Wildlife Columbia River regional fishing reports 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z The triumphant Red Sticks slaughtered the fort’s livestock and horses, destroyed the inhabitants’ property and melted the silver specie. Review | This bloody, forgotten conflict shaped the life of Andrew Jackson 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z One soldier in the Continental Army, Joseph Plumb Martin, recounted how he received no pay in paper money after 1777 and only one month’s payment in specie, or hard currency, in 1781. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The abiotic, or physical, factors that a species needs are also included in a specie’s niche. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z The Bank would make loans to merchants in the form of paper notes they could exchange for specie and use to pay taxes, so these could circulate as a national currency. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The new specie is called Homo luzonensis after the main northern island of Luzon, where the remains were dug up starting in 2007. Filipinos plan more diggings where new human species found 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Your merchant ships should go out loaded with attractive goods and came back overflowing with shiny specie. Opinion | Trump’s trade policy is stuck in the ’80s — the 1680s 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z In 1818, the Second Bank of the United States needed specie to pay foreign investors who had loaned money to the United States to enable the country to purchase Louisiana. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z That discovery seemed to suggest that humanity's strains change the way that a specie of flower might change, and then eventually evolve into something different. Opinion | Black With (Some) White Privilege 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z When state banks then faltered and stopped exchanging their paper money for coin, experts warned that specie payments might not resume without guidance from a well-managed national bank. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z This devastation and the one of the bats falling from the sky in Australia suggest a nightmarish future with continual specie loss, environmental degradation, and stress on populations most vulnerable to the changes. A Wet and Warm Spring, Then 200,000 Dead Saigas 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z If coffee, sugar and specie unlocked the doors of European and Asian markets for U.S. investors, slave ships were their key. Our forgotten slavery horror: The shameful, untold history of America and the Cuban slave trade 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z During the War of 1812, the Bank of the United States had suspended payments in specie, “hard money” usually in the form of gold and silver coins. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z In philosophic terms, the vantage we as readers share with the third-person narrators of fictions is sub specie aeternitatis - from the perspective of eternity. Why do people relate to fictional characters? 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z Van Buren did worry, however, that federal funds now lay trapped in private banks that paid unredeemable paper notes instead of specie. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Distributions are generally made in cash, although provision may be included for distribution of certain assets “in specie”. Knowing When Your Private Equity, Hedge Fund Is Really A Winner! 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z The power of the Bank of England to afford relief in all cases is extraordinary when we consider that the specie reserves of the Bank do not usually exceed $160,000,000. Dear Chair Yellen: Mend The Fed 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z The newly chartered banks also adopted this practice, issuing banknotes in excess of the amount of specie in their vaults. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z As expenditures outstripped government resources, Secretary of the Treasury Salmon Chase suspended specie payments in 1862. Money Matters: Speculation, Democracy, And The Forgotten Politics Of Monetary Policy 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Faced with panic, banks froze credit and suspended specie payments, sending the economy into recession. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z As their website says: "Research indicates that the Victory sank with a substantial amount of specie aboard." Five great shipwrecks that came back from the deep 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z The principal difficulty to be dealt with is presented by the enormous masses of rusted shot and ballast in which the specie is embedded. Communicating with Pheromones 2013-05-04T14:15:00.207Z In gratitude, the Spaniard showed his rescuer a plan of where the specie lay, the men agreeing to share the spoil. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Of course, this price having been once fixed, the natives will not take less, that is, in specie. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The tipping point came in late 1818, when the Bank of the United States sought specie from its debtor banks to make the final payment for Louisiana. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z He made a few prizes, and among them a brig of ten guns, with $12,500 in specie on board. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z A hundred and eighteen thousand dollars in specie were found on board of her. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z One hundred and fifty dollars "in specie" was exacted and paid for a term of duty of only five months. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z We have, comparatively, but a small issue of paper afloat; we have a large supply of specie. Quodlibet 2012-03-26T02:00:29.820Z Customers rushed to trade banknotes for coins, but the banks suspended specie payments again. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z To my utter amazement, when I mentioned its arrival to the skipper, I found out that the cargo was no other than boxes of specie. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z While searching for these vessels, he captured an English government packet with $55,000 in specie on board, and sent her home. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z He had in his custody about four thousand pounds in specie, which could not be removed so secretly as to elude the espionage of eyes intent on rapine and plunder. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z I caused some to be applied to the Washtenaw Bank after its failure, and while the Balsam lasted the Bank redeemed its notes with specie. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z The government would buy one-fifth of its shares and private investors would purchase the rest, using specie and the new federal bonds created by funding and assumption. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The North Star sailed from Hong-Kong early one morning, bound for Japan, in ballast, but carrying some 12,000 dollars in specie. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z New banks had set a vast amount of paper afloat, while the specie was all drained off to pay for British goods, which surreptitiously got into the country. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z In proportion to the length of time that must elapse before any bank bills, treasury notes, or other commercial paper can be paid in specie, does its value increase or diminish in commercial transactions. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z The company having abandoned it, the inhabitants derive sufficient advantage from it to diminish the exportation of specie, which is highly prejudicial. An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol I (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. 2012-03-01T03:00:24.137Z When business conditions improved, the Bank discouraged excessive lending and note issue by promptly demanding specie when it received state banknotes from its customers. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Such was the case with the Bank of England notes for several years after the suspension of specie payments in 1797, and such is the case with the present notes of the Bank of France. Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z Dallas agreed with him in the amount of taxes, but recommended also the creation of a National Bank with a capital of fifty millions, five of it in specie and the residue in government stock. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z Such a policy would tend toward the resumption of specie payment, making the money of the people of equal value with that used by the government. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z Pardon me, sir, but fair play be one jewel all over the world, and we no touchee the specie for our last cruise with Capitaine Evans. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Once chartered, a bank was supposed to sell stock for specie, and then start making loans in the form of paper notes bearing promises to pay a given amount of gold or silver on demand. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z It is known, however, that several of these vessels escaped his vigilance, and that enormous quantities of cathedral plate and specie were never recovered from their hands. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z "Any offer, if made, will be in cash, but Vodafone reserves the right to change the specie of consideration." Vodafone considers offer for Cable & Wireless Worldwide 2012-02-13T09:47:00Z The day for the resumption of specie payment is kept in the distant future. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z Taxes were proportionately heavier in Ireland than in England, when the annual earnings, expenditure, rentals, circulating specie, and personal property of the two countries were compared. The Commercial Restraints of Ireland 2012-02-13T03:00:20.483Z The value of banknotes depended on the issuing bank’s ability to keep its promise and exchange them for specie, and those of the national bank were the most dependable. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z And how much currency and specie would that leave for us in the United States? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political 2012-02-11T03:03:48.503Z Although Dallas left the cabinet in October 1816, it was through his efforts that the new bank began its operations in the following January, and specie payments were resumed in February. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z These corporate rings are laboring to control the gold of the country, and thus prevent the resumption of specie payment. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z From an article in the Emporium it would seem that this bank was established without one dollar of specie capital and hence its notes were sold at very large rates of discount. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z Under the assumption that customers would never try to redeem all their notes at once, even the best banks loaned more paper than the specie in their vaults, handsomely multiplying the interest they collected. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z As a specimen of bluntness and clearness, take the following extracts: How shall the Government make these notes at all times as good as specie? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political 2012-02-11T03:03:48.503Z It is given in a bulk and the legatee not having been put to the trouble and pains of earning the legacy dollar for dollar soon lets the specie fly. Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) 2012-01-29T03:00:07.953Z A return to specie payment, or an increase of sound currency, would relieve all cause of complaint, and enable the industry of the country to receive a fair remuneration for its labor. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z On the 19th of April, the Banks of Louisville and of Kentucky suspended specie payment, by a resolution of the citizens so authorizing them. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z Some banks held no specie at all, either from fraud or because they had sold their stock on credit. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z You want honest money, and I say to the merchants and to the bankers and to the brokers, the only party that will give you honest money is the party that resumed specie payments. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political 2012-02-11T03:03:48.503Z The banks of Philadelphia and the Southern States suspended specie payments, and every effort was made to induce the New York banks to follow suit. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z As long as they were maintained by the government at or near par value of specie they would be accepted in payment of all dues, private as well as public. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z A reward of one thousand dollars in specie was offered for the apprehension of the robber and also a similar reward of $1500 for the recovery of the money. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z Low specie reserves endangered banks when business instability made coins more trustworthy than paper. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z In the return cargo there would have been at least a million in specie. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z The revenue of Oregon shall be collected in specie or available orders on solvent merchants in Oregon. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z In new transactions, sellers would demand and purchasers would pay the premium for specie in the prices of commodities. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z Hence I was compelled to take the money for expenses on my projected tour in the only form of specie which was available, that of solid silver. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z When this happened, banks could not satisfy everyone who suddenly wanted metal instead of paper, so they suspended specie payments and refused to honor the promises on their notes. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z He raves, and scolds and seems afraid The States will break by China trade, "Since specie for their tea is paid." The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z The Bank of the United States and the New York and Philadelphia Banks had suspended specie payments. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z The real support of note circulation not convertible on demand into coin, is receivability for debts due the government, including specie loans, and limitation of amount. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z "I'm going on a tour in the Southern States," I confided in reply, "and I thought it better to take specie." The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z As part of this strategy, each empire sought to prevent the escape of specie to its neighbors by using its colonies to supply commodities and purchase finished goods. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The influx of specie did not fail to stimulate activity in every other occupation as well, and was mainly instrumental in working the mines more systematically, and thus making them more productive than hitherto. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z In larger specie, and also in divisional coin, each state to bind itself to exercise the greatest care to preserve the standard and weight. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z In other words, specie payments would be resumed. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z Those deficits were financed by eastern capital as specie moved into western banks. Economics focus: One nation overdrawn 2011-12-15T16:00:44Z He approaches the Personality of Christ sub specie artis, and only in this way, and his words are the more terrible to the devout Christian because they are so beautiful. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z When the news of the Indian Mutiny reached Cape Town he strained every nerve to help Lord Canning, despatching men, horses, stores and �60,000 in specie to Bombay. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z The actual specie silver gulden in pieces of the time was nominally equivalent to 60 kreutzers. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z The banks had suspended specie payment, and the government was reduced to the alternative of using their paper or issuing its own. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z But western banks still habitually issued more bank notes than even that increased specie could back, leading to inflation. Economics focus: One nation overdrawn 2011-12-15T16:00:44Z The question, how the Americans could pay taxes without specie, considered, 402. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z The government, following the example of the banks, had suspended specie payment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z The specie authorised by this third Imperial Ordinance therefore were— 1. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z One means of stripping railroad magnates and Wall street gamblers of this power would be the resumption of "specie payment." Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z He felt at once that if he was to execute his designs either on Vander Heyden or the chest of specie, it must be done before the ship reached Algoa Bay. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The trade with the tobacco colonies, how carried on, without the intervention of specie, 401. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z Their nocturnal, and therefore disreputable habits, with our dislike for the blood-sucking propensity of a large specie, the vampire, has kept our interest in these otherwise harmless and clean creatures at rather freezing point. Lecture on Artificial Flight Given by request at the Academy of Natural Sciences 2011-11-24T03:00:42.240Z The exportation of the national specie was still forbidden, and more than once the State found itself obliged to return to the question of the tariffing of its coinage. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z They can render specie payment impossible, and thus reap the full benefit of the "Legal Tender Decision." Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z What do you understand by the terms "legal tender"? "fiat money"? "seigniorage"? "suspension of specie payments"? Government in the United States National, State and Local 2011-11-16T03:00:28.590Z This warfare upon the Bank of the United States, the currency and the commerce of the nation, reduced us in 1837 to the degradation of witnessing a general suspension of specie payments by the banks. Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton 2011-11-15T03:00:20.413Z It was promptly vetoed by President Grant, and two months later he wrote a very sensible letter to Senator J. P. Jones of Nevada advocating a speedy return to specie payments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Still the export continued, and in 1475 the process of enhancement had to be repeated as a measure of defence for the gold specie. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z It makes it absolutely impossible to resume specie payment because it withdraws all coin from circulation, and does away with the necessity for its use in domestic transactions. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z With a million and a half of specie aboard. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z I allude to his wild, violent and undigested schemes of finance, commencing with his pet bank system and ending with his order in council, the specie circular. Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton 2011-11-15T03:00:20.413Z A resumption of specie payments is soon expected. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Thirteen years later similar precautions were taken for the silver specie by Charles VIII.'s proclamation of 24th April 1488. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z Bank bills, or other promises to pay, are and always will remain unsafe as a money standard; especially when they cannot be exchanged for specie, save at large discounts. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z A supply of specie through 419 the Havana would be much more convenient and acceptable. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z This course of commerce resulted in retaining the specie of Mexico within her territory, for the precious metals had hitherto been the principal article of export to Spain in return for merchandise despatched from Cadiz. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z So much capital was being fixed that the attempt at specie resumption cramped the speculative world. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z This idea forms the complement of the idea of an agio, involved in the issue of fractional coins on a lower standard or basis than that of the greater specie. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z The legal tender decisions have made the resumption of specie payment impossible. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z They direct, among other things, that bills be issued, redeemable in specie, with interest, at the expiration of six years. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z When I first arrived there, we were to escort specie trains across the isthmus—there are but twelve miles of land from water to water—from San Juan del Sur to Virgin Bay. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Most of them lived before the day of the bill of exchange, and when the solid old method of carrying specie in the hold was the familiar business practice. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z None of the contracting states to set its particular internal specie at any different on a three months' notice, and to renew its currency at face value in case of depreciation. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z When the state banks had suspended specie payments, he recommended the issue of United States notes receivable for all loans to the United States and all government dues except duties on imports. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z American recruits.—Proposes that Spain should furnish a convoy between Havana and the United States.—Plan for paying the French troops in specie from Havana. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z The return to specie payments did much to stimulate trade. The Rise of Cotton Mills in the South 2011-10-19T02:00:21.010Z The plan of the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. McCulloch, was to contract the currency so as to lead to a resumption of specie payment and again establish our credit abroad. A History of the Republican Party 2011-10-14T02:00:29.980Z The restriction was ineffectual in preventing either the import of foreign billon specie or the operations of billonage or arbitrage, based on the differentiated value of the various kinds of billon circulating. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z “La Lutine,” which had been captured from the French by Admiral Duncan, was carrying a large quantity of bullion and specie, which was underwritten at Lloyd’s. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Before she knew what she was about the ten specie notes were torn to pieces in her fingers. The Fisher Girl 2011-10-13T02:00:46.980Z I then call equally Grave in specie, those Matters of which equall Masses weigh equally. Discourse on Floating Bodies 2011-10-13T02:00:45.260Z This practically settled the question of Currency Contraction, although the Greenback Party, created by this agitation, was in existence until the resumption of specie payments in 1879. A History of the Republican Party 2011-10-14T02:00:29.980Z The petitions would argue a tendency towards an importation of specie, but in 1649 this was again changed, and a heavy export became perceptible. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z A dramatic contest ran through this session on the part of the banks to obtain further condonation in the suspension of specie payments. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z One day he asked her tenderly what it was, and, as instead of answering, she burst into tears, he thought they must be in want at home and gave her ten specie dollars. The Fisher Girl 2011-10-13T02:00:46.980Z How far Solids less grave in specie than water, do submerge. Discourse on Floating Bodies 2011-10-13T02:00:45.260Z Commercial prosperity, public morals, and the national credit demand that this promise be fulfilled by a continuous and steady progress to specie payment. A History of the Republican Party 2011-10-14T02:00:29.980Z At this point, however, the complaints apparently ceased, and it was not till twenty years later that the step was again taken of decrying and forbidding the circulation of foreign specie. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z Meanwhile the banks had been endeavoring to resume specie payment. Thomas Hart Benton 2011-10-09T02:00:26.053Z You will have 100 specie dollars with you; if you don't get on, you still have something to fall back upon. The Fisher Girl 2011-10-13T02:00:46.980Z One of the above named Solids, when more grave in specie than the water, can never be sustained, by any whatever quantity of it. Discourse on Floating Bodies 2011-10-13T02:00:45.260Z It caused the enactment of the law providing for the resumption of specie payments in 1879; since then every dollar has been as good as gold. A History of the Republican Party 2011-10-14T02:00:29.980Z Good wits never think themselves admired till they are well rewarded: You must pay him in specie, madam; give him love for his wit. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z Many of them had hardly kept as much specie in hand as would amount to one fiftieth of the aggregate of their deposits and other immediate liabilities. Thomas Hart Benton 2011-10-09T02:00:26.053Z Instead of 100 specie dollars she found 300! The Fisher Girl 2011-10-13T02:00:46.980Z I call a Matter more Grave in specie than another, of which a Mass, equall to a Mass of the other, shall weigh more. Discourse on Floating Bodies 2011-10-13T02:00:45.260Z The Act was, in fact, an important step toward specie resumption. A History of the Republican Party 2011-10-14T02:00:29.980Z Joe Hymer, a state Fish and Wildlife biologist says they are still waiting for positive specie ID on the big fish. Big brown bullhead would smash current state record by more than 16 pounds 2011-09-30T00:24:05Z These last sentences referred to the passage of the act repealing the specie circular and making the notes of the banks receivable in payment of federal dues. Thomas Hart Benton 2011-10-09T02:00:26.053Z For this Arne had to pay one specie dollar fine, for which his wife, who had led him into it, got sundry blows the second Sunday after trinity, which she might well remember. The Fisher Girl 2011-10-13T02:00:46.980Z And thus a great piece of Wood is said to weigh more than a little lump of Lead, though the Lead be in specie more heavy than the Wood. Discourse on Floating Bodies 2011-10-13T02:00:45.260Z Lloyd’s of London, which offers so-called specie insurance, declined to provide information on rates or demand. Bullion Vaults Run Out of Space as Gold Rallies: Commodities 2011-09-21T01:46:01Z Two mornings after this the crisis came, for Marco politely informed them that the first officer of the Adelaide had refused to hand over the specie to ransom his captain. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z He shows to equally great advantage compared to them in the part taken by him in reference to Jackson's so-called specie circulars. Thomas Hart Benton 2011-10-09T02:00:26.053Z He foresaw a difficulty in the lack of small currency, tobacco which was the only specie, being in the governor's words "very incommodious to receive small payments in, and of very uncertain value." The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z And the same is to be understood of the less grave in specie, and the less grave absolutely. Discourse on Floating Bodies 2011-10-13T02:00:45.260Z That a case of specie followed it a week later, and duly arrived in London, I have also ascertained by perusal of a certain Steamship Company's books. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z Here he had to take on board specie, with a gentleman as supercargo. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z The speculators, with paper of which the real value was much below par, could outbid settlers and cultivators who could only offer specie, or notes that were its equivalent. Thomas Hart Benton 2011-10-09T02:00:26.053Z I have spent twenty times as much in the service—But if this twenty thousand pounds should not be in specie—— Plume. The Recruiting Officer 2011-08-10T02:00:18.323Z Thus the trust consisting in specie, must be returned in the same specie. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z My baggage had to undergo a very annoying examination, with a view to the discovery of specie that might be concealed therewith, which pays an export duty of six per cent. Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z Its credit in England was solid; its bills and drafts on London took the place of specie for remittances to India and China. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z He had youth on his side, besides a comparatively clean conscience and a sound constitution; and a little chest consigned by him to a British bank was locked in the steamer's specie room. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z Lack of specie had compelled the issuance of colonial paper money, and though Massachusetts had retired such issues in 1749, most of the colonies were still suffering from depreciated and unstable currency. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z At first they paid in ducats; but England soon substituted for specie cloths, and all other kinds of goods suitable to the inhabitants of that part of Persia. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z She was horribly avaricious, and the Salamanders who courted her favor paid her, whenever possible, in specie. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z Among the amendments to the bill, of which Mr. Webster procured the adoption, was one which required deposits, as well as the notes of the bank, to be paid on demand in specie. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z That argument then may be used against a currency convertible at all, into specie or bullion, but does not apply to one more than the other. Letters of David Ricardo to Thomas Robert Malthus, 1810-1823 2011-06-09T02:00:21.460Z The duties imposed by recent acts of parliament would be burdensome and grievous, and from the scarcity of specie the payment of them would be impracticable. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z He could forget about settling his sight bills in specie. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z As soon as the banks were opened there was a run on them, but by noon the Bank of England had suspended all specie payments. The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z The specie circular and the distribution of the surplus revenue were among the prominent measures. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z There cannot be a better opportunity than the present for the Bank to recommence payments in specie. Letters of David Ricardo to Thomas Robert Malthus, 1810-1823 2011-06-09T02:00:21.460Z The need of raising money drove Congress to the doubtful expedient of issuing large quantities of paper money unbacked by bullion or specie but based upon the credit of the states. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z The gold dust and specie amounted to the value of three hundred thousand dollars, besides the value of the vessels taken. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z The government has issued proposals for a loan of $400,000 in specie, and unless this is effected soon, recourse must be had to forced contributions to defray the expenses of the war. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z The rate of depreciation was different in different States, and with different banks in the same States, according as greater or less advantage had been taken of the suspension of the specie obligation. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z But the royal bank, as a state establishment, asked for compulsory privilege to increase the emission of its credit notes, and that they should receive a premium upon all metallic specie. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z Requisitions upon states during the same period yielded $3,058,000 in specie value, but the proposals of Morris to institute a land tax, poll tax, excise, and tariff came to naught. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z On the 15th, the President captured the British packet Swallow, having on board two hundred thousand dollars in specie—a rich haul, indeed. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z This fruit does not separate from its calyx like other specie of its genus. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland 2011-05-10T02:01:00.460Z To enable it to exist under these conditions, it was relieved from the necessity of redeeming its notes in specie. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z I mean to take whatever part of your cargo I choose, and likewise all the specie that is on board. Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 2011-04-15T02:00:18.057Z Only $70,000 was raised by private subscription and the government set aside $200,000 in specie which had recently arrived from France. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Ah, we fall as we have risen-- Soon no specie showed its face; And the Heidelberg town-prison Is a dark and silent place. Gaudeamus! Humorous Poems 2011-04-14T02:01:01.217Z Exchange, in commerce, that species of transactions by which the debts of individuals residing at a distance are cancelled by order, draft, or bill of exchange, without the transmission of specie. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z Its capital was to consist of forty-five millions of the public stocks and five millions of specie, and it was to be under obligation to lend the government thirty millions of dollars on demand. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z He retained in his hand a bag of specie, and several other things. Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 2011-04-15T02:00:18.057Z The act caused a shortage of the medium of exchange at the time that the colonists were deprived of the West Indian commerce which had supplied them with specie to settle balances in London. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z At first the notes were to be convertible into specie, but a modification was introduced in the law by which they could issue notes with Government bonds as security and convertible in Government paper money. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z In New-England, the banks have not stopped payment in specie, and of course their paper has not been depressed at all. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z All the banks, except those of the New England States, had suspended specie payments; but their depreciated bills were permitted by general consent, and within certain limits, to circulate as money. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z She nodded, and explained in one better known word, “specie.” All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z In the words of Dewey, he endeavored "to collect the requisitions from the States, to create a national revenue and impost, and place the revenue on a specie basis...." The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Their success has been the 'specie basis' that has upheld all the paper theories, and counteracted the failures, of the French and English schools. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z But the notes of banks which have ceased to pay specie, have nevertheless been, and still are, received for duties and taxes in the places where such banks exist. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z How are public creditors now to be paid in specie? The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z They were beautiful creatures, fine pacers, and cost ten dollars in “specie” each. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z Almost all the superfluities are necessarily paid for with ready specie. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z This embarrassment was greatly increased by the issue of the executive order of July 11th, 1836, directing that only specie should be taken at the land offices for public lands. The Middle Period 1817-1858 2011-03-14T03:01:05.737Z The capital of the bank, then, will be five millions of specie, and forty-five millions of government stocks. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z Its only effect is to require an immediate payment in specie, whereas, before, an immediate payment in the bills of specie-paying banks was demanded. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z And Mr. Durham laughed when I sent in my bill for “specie” payment. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z Money Stolen, Bailed or Loaned, Insolvency, Gifts.—Property stolen by A. or left with him as bailee to be returned in specie, can not be given away by him for charity. The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law 2011-03-14T03:01:02.587Z After the specie order, and a little experience with its effect, the demand was raised from every quarter for an immediate execution of the Act of Congress of June 23rd. The Middle Period 1817-1858 2011-03-14T03:01:05.737Z There is not, never was, nor ever will be, a type of life so low in the evolutionary scale, as to be devoid of some kind or specie of thought. Professor Huskins 2011-03-13T03:00:20.620Z This has caused such powerful invasions of bank paper, like sudden and succeeding flights of birds of prey and passage, and the rapid disappearance of specie at its approach. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z I don’t know a woman who has done anything for it, that has not sent her modest little bill for ‘specie.’ All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z The very same year, all the banks suspended specie payments, their paper depreciated to a frightful extent, and after a few years they were wound up. Presidential Candidates: containing Sketches, Biographical, Personal and Political, of Prominent Candidates for the Presidency in 1860 2011-02-27T03:00:34.390Z The change of the deposits, and the specie order of 1836. The Middle Period 1817-1858 2011-03-14T03:01:05.737Z The critic’s observations on the pronunciation of Amháric and Galla words are so elaborate a specie men of trifling, that it would be wholly lost labour to wade through them. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z And who can be expected to pay his debts in this way, when the government has withdrawn the specie from circulation? The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z These employments broke in upon my regular life very much, but the “specie” was our domestic salvation. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z To explain this some say that the specie was intended for the pay of British troops then in the Netherlands. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z The Bank used this power to force the Commonwealth banks to specie payment. The Middle Period 1817-1858 2011-03-14T03:01:05.737Z Nearly all the banks, one after another, suspended specie payment, "and gold and silver rose in value in direct ratio with the depreciation of paper currency." Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission 2011-02-21T03:00:08.060Z The general suspension of specie payments by the banks, beginning I know not where, and ending I know not where, but comprehending the whole country, has produced wide-spread ruin and confusion through the land. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z There was nearly two months due Robert, which was of course paid in “specie.” All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z The frigate had on board a large amount of specie—gold and silver—the destination of which appears to be somewhat of a mystery. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z The continental bills had so depreciated that seven hundred dollars in paper sold for one dollar in specie. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z Among these was the resumption of specie payment—a source of delight to the nation. Project Gutenberg book of Historical Romance of the American Negro 2011-02-11T03:00:26.280Z Another portion is in the hands of buyers and sellers of specie; of men in the West, who sell land-office money to the new settlers for a high premium. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z He claimed also the right of administering the laws and the coining of specie. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z Various attempts have been made to recover the specie. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z A. It is true that France keeps locked up in its bank a proportionately larger amount of specie than any other country, but this policy is not without important compensations. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z The deposit of this specie in the banks of Europe would make checks and letters of credit good again. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z During the forty years it existed, under the two charters, we had no general suspension of specie payments, as at present. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z There’s sixty ounces of pure specie in this pretty thing alone, I’ll bet. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z They had been compelled to suspend specie payments. A Letter to Grover Cleveland On His False Inaugural Address, The Usurpations and Crimes of Lawmakers and Judges, and the Consequent Poverty, Ignorance, and Servitude Of The People 2011-01-22T03:00:14.093Z It would not be too difficult a matter for the Government to persuade itself that the wiser and safer course would be to suspend specie payments, perhaps even declaring the bank notes a legal tender. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z "And you let the specie go?" she asked. Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z But of what value are they to the holder, if he is compelled to pay his debts in specie? The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z His doctrine regarding the relation of money and credit is as follows: there is, in the long run, a real limitation on elastic credit instruments in the quantity of specie. The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z Notwithstanding these precautions, the value of assignats still declined, till the proportion to specie had become that of six to one. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The presence of a large gold fund was an assurance of the ability to return to specie payments after the close of the war. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z "Well, if you must know the truth," he replied, "he's to take over the specie needed to defeat the treaty, and to get there in time he must sail from England in a few days." Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z But can we expect of that bank to make sacrifices to continue specie payment? The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z The first centres about the suspension of specie payments by the Northern banks and the Federal Treasury on January 1, 1862. The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z The system would, therefore, restore specie payments at once, by furnishing a great amount of currency, that would be equal in value to specie. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District Not only was the requirement to redeem the notes in coin removed, but the regulations regarding a tax upon all notes uncovered by a specie beyond a specified Kontingent were suspended. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z Under the provisions of this law the provinces were authorized to borrow specie abroad and deposit the same with the national government as security for their issues. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" In the smaller prison a specie of club system was kept up. In Jail with Charles Dickens A similar episode, the obverse of this, occurred when the Bank of England resumed specie payments in the early '20's. The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z So that no more could be kept in circulation than should be necessary for the purchase and sale of property at specie prices. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District The European exchange markets have been demoralized, and specie payments among the belligerent countries of Europe have become little more than a name. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z The Celman administration, in violation of the trust, then sold the specie and squandered the proceeds, leaving the provincial bank notes without guarantee and value. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" The balance of trade with all countries is generally settled by specie shipments; hence, with the Far East, silver and gold play an important part in arbitrage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" At the same time the issue of each was limited to the amount of its average circulation during that year, together with the specie held at the head office. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Consequently industry, trade, and prices would be undisturbed either by the presence or absence of specie. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District Now, a paper circulation, not convertible into specie, differs in its effects in no respect from a metallic currency, with the law against exportation strictly executed. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z To balance the exports and imports specie was exported in the three years 1902-1904 amounting to �2,319,000; a large proportion of this was perhaps provided by cash brought into the country by pilgrims. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" Anson took his prize back to Macao, sold her cargo to the Chinese, keeping the specie, and sailed for England, which he reached by the Cape of Good Hope on the 15th of June 1744. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" Besides paying tariff on the specie, the bank paid for a new coat of paint for the McWilliams Special from caboose to pilot. The Nerve of Foley And Other Railroad Stories The principle of the system is that the currency shall represent an invested dollar, instead of a specie dollar. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District In short, the two conditions fixed by Hugh McCulloch, ten years before, as indispensable to resumption of specie payments, had now been realized. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z The specie of the firm consists in equality of representation, natural rights, protection in person, properly and freedom. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution I informed him that I had over eight thousand dollars in specie, and four hundred pounds of tortoise-shell, worth ten dollars per pound. Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate... Formerly import duties were payable in currency, but in 1899 it was decided to collect 10% of them in gold to provide the government with specie for its foreign remittances. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The currency will, therefore, be redeemable by an invested dollar, except when redeemed by specie, or by being received in payment of debts due the banks. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District Capitalists who invested their means in these securities consequently received an income of almost unvarying specie value. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z He subscribed liberally to the loan raised for the public service and placed all the specie he could raise into the public chest and took in return ephemeral paper. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution He now handed her two specie dollars as her fee. Magnhild Dust The purpose of this condition was in order to improve the value of the paper milreis in order to increase the specie value of the revenues. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The interest on the mortgages should be so high—say six or seven per cent—as to make the Productive Stock worth ordinarily par of specie in the market, independently of the profits of banking. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District Others pronounced the notion of immediate resumption of specie payments to be "Utopian in the extreme." Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z Convoys of specie, guarded by cohorts of soldiers with unsheathed swords, were continually arriving or departing. Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs Bull found out which weeks the Cariboo stage carries specie, and how many thousand dollars a month in amalgam comes down from the Sky-line camp. A Man in the Open On the day following, they divided several kegs of the specie, amounting to five thousand dollars each, and made bags and sewed the money up. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day The banks would probably find it for their interest, as promoting the circulation of their bills, to pay, at all times, such small amounts of specie, as the public convenience might require. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District Little or no progress had meantime been made towards resumption of specie payments. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z The effects are similar to those which follow, when a paper money, not exchangeable for specie at the will of the holder, is forced into circulation. On The Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation The result of this abundance of the precious metals is, that specie is of low value, and that, consequently, goods always maintain a very high price. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 They split up forty thousand dollars of specie found on board, snapped up a few merchantmen to fatten their dividends, and at length came to the American coast and touched at Long Island. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day If the banks should rarely, or never, pay specie on demand, that fact would bring no discredit upon their bills, and be no obstacle to their circulation at par with specie. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District Eventually, to prevent a suspension of specie payments in gold, the Treasury Department made successive issues of bonds for the purchase of gold. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z In commercial and banking usage “cash” is sometimes confined to specie; it is also, in opposition to bills, drafts or securities, applied to bank-notes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" They claimed, further, that it was the duty of the government to provide a national paper currency, based not on specie, but on bonds bearing a low rate of interest. The Greater Republic A History of the United States Eden, treasure to the handsome amount of $130,000 in bullion and specie, and had every promise of recovering most of the remainder of the precious cargo. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day This would ordinarily be sufficient, of itself, to keep the bills at par with specie. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District The banks were at liberty to draw on each other for their credit balances without waiting for the settlements on Friday, and hence, when specie was needed, this was not infrequently done. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z Look not to the particular but to the universal, view things not under the form of the finite and temporal, but sub quadam specie aeternitatis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" Robert Morris, to whom we have referred as the financier of the Revolution, raised $50,000 in specie and sent it to Washington to be used in paying the troops, who very sorely needed it. The Greater Republic A History of the United States The continental currency declined to such a degree, that forty dollars in paper were equivalent to only one in specie. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools That is to say, it would require less specie to work it; and also less to keep its bills always at par with specie. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District The banks also held a considerable amount of specie but it was not a free asset as most of it had been received on special accounts payable in gold. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z Thus evil and good vanish when we consider things sub specie aeternitatis, because they are categories that imply a certain independence in finite beings. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" Immediately the banks in New York suspended specie payments, and their example was followed by others throughout the country. The Greater Republic A History of the United States The connected change in the Bank of England by the resumption of specie payments supports this view. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" And it can never furnish these constantly, and in adequate amounts, unless it can be freed from the obligation to supply specie on demand for exportation. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District Q. Is the question of the amount of reserves, either in specie or in bank, regarded as of importance by Scotch bankers? Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z A large sum of specie having failed under British escort to reach Dongola, an equivalent sum was handed to an Egyptian lieutenant of six months’ service, with 10 men, and duly reached its destination. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" The New York Legislature then authorized the suspension of specie payments for a year. The Greater Republic A History of the United States The effect of such an institution would be to drain the island of specie. History of Cuba; or, Notes of a Traveller in the Tropics Being a Political, Historical, and Statistical Account of the Island, from its First Discovery to the Present Time And then the interest, industry and trade of a nation will never be disturbed by the exportation of specie. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District The experience of France in the war with Prussia seemed to justify the suspension of specie payments for the purpose of husbanding the national stock of gold. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z Suspension of specie payments in England; naval victories of the British, Cape Vincent, over the Spaniards, and of Camperdown, over the Dutch. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 In 1838 most of the banks resumed specie payments, but the effect of the panic was felt for years. The Greater Republic A History of the United States The consuming population of Cuba amounts to about eight hundred thousand souls, and the total amount of taxes and contributions of various forms is more than twenty-three millions of dollars, in specie, per annum! History of Cuba; or, Notes of a Traveller in the Tropics Being a Political, Historical, and Statistical Account of the Island, from its First Discovery to the Present Time And when these contracts are fulfilled to the letter, then, to all practical purposes, specie payments are maintained. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District The outlook became alarming and depositors withdrew gold from the New York banks in such large amounts that specie payments were suspended, December 30, 1861. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z This is the most unprofitable evil upon earth, for it only tends to alienate the proper current of specie, to maintain a pack of idle sharping rascals, and beggar unwary gentlemen and traders. Augusta Triumphans Or, the Way to Make London the Most Flourishing City in the Universe He had been despotic, as shown in his removal of the United States Bank deposits and the issue of the specie circular of 1836. The Greater Republic A History of the United States There is no paper money known on the island, so that all transactions at these stores must be consummated in specie. History of Cuba; or, Notes of a Traveller in the Tropics Being a Political, Historical, and Statistical Account of the Island, from its First Discovery to the Present Time It is, therefore, the specific and literal fulfilment of contracts, that constitutes specie payments; and not the particular kind of property that is promised and paid. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District There were other financial consequences of the shift from the specie to the paper standard, however, that were not unimportant, though they were indirect and difficult to gauge. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z Hence in the great majority of cases the promisee cannot compel performance in specie. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law The banks were forced to suspend specie payment, many failed, and mercantile houses that had weathered other financial storms toppled over like tenpins. The Greater Republic A History of the United States A year of financial panic and specie stringency in the United States. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 No more of the currency could be kept in circulation, than should be necessary or convenient for the purchase and sale of property at specie prices. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District The "endless chain" with its ineffectual bond issues, the imminence of specie suspension, and the fear of treasury bankruptcy will never again result from the outstanding greenbacks. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z In good sense and elegance, another half a million; in soul, mind, and beauty, millions on millions, equal to the whole specie of all the rotten banks in the whole world. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906 The subscriptions required that one-fourth should be paid in specie and the rest in six per cent. certificates of the bank. The Greater Republic A History of the United States Jackson censured by Congress for removing government deposits from the United States Bank; specie payments resumed after thirty years' suspension. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 The system would not tend to drive specie out of the country; although very little of it would be needed by the banks. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District The resumption of specie payments had been provided for by the act of 1875, and was to take place on January 1, 1879. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z The amount of specie in a country never exceeds to any considerable extent what is necessary for circulation. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 The problem of specie payment proved to be a bugbear. The Greater Republic A History of the United States In 1889 Thomas Cook & Son acquired the exclusive right of carrying the mails, specie, soldiers and officials of the Egyptian government along the Nile. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" It would rather tend to bring specie into the country, because it would immensely increase our production. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District It was part of the opposition to the contraction of the currency and the resumption of specie payments which forms the most important episode in our financial history between 1867 and 1879. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z The specie which remains after the demands of circulation have been satisfied lowers interest and raises prices, and attracts merchandise from without; it thus very quickly finds its way abroad. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 You see, I recognized that bag at once as one of the specie carriers of the Maracaibo Steamship Company, whose initials M. S. C. had been removed. Captain Macedoine's Daughter Thus for example with the introduction of specie, there came into being a series of laws which holds good for all lands and historical epochs in which specie is a means of exchange. Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring" This would always give a balance in our favor, which would have to be paid in specie. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District On December 17th, the premium on gold disappeared, for the first time since 1861; on January 1st, specie payments were quietly resumed. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z The exports must be paid for by importing commodities and not by importing specie. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 Hence arises that scarcity of specie of which you complain. Essays on the Constitution of the United States According to the theory of Herr Duehring, therefore, specie as money is entirely superfluous. Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring" The banks would be so universally solvent, and so universally known to be solvent, that no runs would ever be made upon them for specie, through fear of their insolvency. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District This measure was designed to facilitate the general resumption of specie payments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" It is impossible that a country can retain an amount of specie much greater than that. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 The same may be said of any currency based on specie. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 It is just as if anybody were to say that specie had expressed itself as cattle for three thousand years, because formerly cattle had performed the gold functions along with others. Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring" For the reasons now given, the system is practically the best specie paying system that was ever invented. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District “He has absquatulated, and taken the specie with him:” absconded is a more classical word. Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected It is out of the question that such a sum can be paid in specie, for there is not the specie to be had. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 Then, if the notes continue to depreciate, as is sometimes the case, the equilibrium is destroyed, and specie commands a premium. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 And the saver of money is in a position to demand interest so that specie functioning as money again becomes a breeder of interest. Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring" In proportion to the amount of currency it would furnish, it would not require so much as one dollar in specie, where the so called specie paying system would require a hundred. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District If payment were had in specie, the wagons could be disposed of at a fair profit and mules used to pack it back to Missouri. Bring Me His Ears If this excess is not paid for in specie, neither is it obtained on credit. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 Indeed, a specie-currency in the presence of bank-notes is an impossibility, because the notes proclaim their own inferiority; consequently, the specie is retained and the notes circulated. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 So far as we have only dealt with the operation of specie inside of Herr Duehring's economic society. Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring" It would also, by immensely increasing our production and exports, do far more than any other system, towards bringing specie into the country, and preventing its exportation. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District One of these was the rumored prohibition of Mackinaw blankets and the export tax on specie. Bring Me His Ears On the other hand, when specie is sent abroad to such an extent as to trench upon the requirements of circulation, this raises interest and lowers prices; the specie is thus quickly recalled. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 The defects of a bank-note currency are, that, being based on specie, it is necessarily inconstant, and being insufficiently based, it is necessarily insecure. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 If the specie does not function as money among the members of a given society, but as a mark of labor, it functions still less as money in the exchange between different economic societies. Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring" If it should be charged that the system supplies no specie for exportation; the answer is, that it is really no part of the legitimate business of a bank to furnish specie for exportation. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District All Mr. Dutton’s money was in specie and he had given Margot a liberal amount of “spending money” for her trip. A Daughter of the Forest Debts owed by one country to another can be paid to but a limited extent in specie. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 However desirable specie may be as wealth, as a currency, except for change, it is a nuisance. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 The rest were lanced and scalped as they ran; and in the loot of the teams, the Indians are supposed to have secured some well-filled chests of gold specie. Through Our Unknown Southwest It can, therefore, furnish all the credit and currency that can be needed; or at least many times more than the so called specie paying system ever did, or ever can, furnish. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District "Oh, yes, you're sure to keep all the specie you get." John March, Southerner They demanded his money and, searching his house, found about $600 in specie. The Southern Soldier Boy A Thousand Shots for the Confederacy It was, however, proved that the specie amounted to about three millions, and the circulation to only nine or ten. Old and New London Volume I The banks were also entered, and the specie taken possession of, as indemnity for the town. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror It is of no appreciable importance that a paper currency should be payable on demand with specie. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District She will carry little or no cargo excepting specie, and goods of exceptionally high value in proportion to their weight and bulk. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast As a matter of fact, instead of sending gold and silver out of the country to pay for our excess of imports, we almost every year import considerably more bullion and specie than we export. Are we Ruined by the Germans? It was Peel's great principle that a national bank should always be prepared to pay specie for its notes on demand, a principle he afterwards worked out in the Bank Charter. Old and New London Volume I The independent and bold repel him, and pay him back in his own coin, a specie which he does not like, although he does a large business with it himself. Talkers With Illustrations The palpable fact is that the advocates of the present "National" currency system,—that is, the stockholders in the present "National" banks,—do not wish for specie payments. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District Our cotton agent in Mississippi is authorized by the government here to sell cotton in exposed situations to the enemy’s agents for specie, and to buy for Confederate notes. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital The actual specie was seized hold of by the shippers, and either hoarded, or exported in quantities to Asia or Europe which, of course, would not handle paper money. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times At that time the transmission of specie was difficult and full of hazard, and Mr. Godfrey left his peaceful avocations to visit Namur, then vigorously besieged by the English monarch. Old and New London Volume I Some of the necessary cargo was first stowed on board: the specie, in particular, being packed in a strong chest and secured with lashings to the after-thwart in case of a capsize. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) But the proposed system has one other feature, which is likely to be of great practical importance, and which gives it a still further superiority—as a credit system—over the so-called specie paying system. A New Banking System The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District Chickens are selling in market for $7 each, paper, or 37½ cents, specie. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Keep to yourself the intention of the voyage and the amount of specie that you have on board. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times The next day he brought them down to 74; a run on the Bank of England began, which almost exhausted it of its specie. Old and New London Volume I I would take nothing but copra, you see; and so I’ve got the blooming lot in specie—all but two short bills on ’Frisco. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) A horse, that was formerly worth ten pounds, is now perhaps worth twenty; and, by any failure of current specie, the price may be reduced to what it was. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First The specie market has still an upward tendency. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital As early as 1714 a general act had been passed to attract foreign specie, which was declared current according to weight. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria The leaders have presented bars of gold to a dozen banks throughout the country and demanded specie. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 “What kills me is that specie!” the captain broke out. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) This last prize had on board silver specie to the amount of seventy thousand dollars, three hundred casks of wine, and a cargo of bananas. The Boys of '98 This sum in ordinary times, and in specie, would subsist my family twelve months. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital We have, therefore, at an enormous sacrifice of time and specie, obtained a view of it.” Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign As to Don Anastasio, the Quixotic redemption in specie was beyond him entirely. The Missourian “But you’ll allow it’s a queer thing when a boat turns up in mid-ocean with half a ton of specie and everybody armed,” he added, pointing to Wicks’s pocket. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) Those banks, it is said, are sound, and will ere long resume specie payments, and give dividends to their stockholders. Records of Later Life Our currency was, yesterday, selling $25 for $1 in gold; and all of us who live on salaries live very badly: for food and everything else is governed by the specie value. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Jack argued the matter upon a specie basis, and Skinflint took to "moral suasion." The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes There were often fifty thousand dollars in specie on the gaming tables, around which these bloated inebriates were gathered. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series You get the boat-cover off that boat; then you turn to and open the specie chest. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) At this period, as always in the seventeenth century, there was a great scarcity of specie in Virginia. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 Yet we cannot subsist and clothe the family; for, alas, the paper money is $30 for one in specie! A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital This permission was simply ridiculous, for no one now wished to exchange specie for paper, even at par. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 It is well known that in the human being, the gestation period lasts exactly nine months and that for each specie there is an equally fixed and determined period.� The Mathematical-Historical Principles and the Evolution of Liberty “What with the specie from the wreck and the opium-money, it comes to a biggish deal.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) The Burgesses, in alarm, petitioned the Governor to allow the old arrangement to continue, declaring that the lack of specie made it impossible to comply with the King's order. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 Memminger advertises to pay interest on certain government bonds in specie. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital This was forcing the circulation of notes in large payments, and that of specie in small, and was designed to accomplish by violence what could only be expected from the natural success of the bank. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 The circulating medium upon the island is paper scrip, precisely similar to that used in this country before the resumption of specie payment. Due South or Cuba Past and Present Account for the fact that in 1861 the exchanges on England in America fell considerably below specie point. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy Because of the lack of specie in the colony, it had always been necessary to collect this tax, when it was collected at all, in tobacco. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 He is paying 50 per cent. premium in treasury notes for the specie, and the bonds are given for treasury notes. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital They have stretched credit so far beyond what it would bear that specie proves insufficient to support it. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 The Jacks would think nothing of a diamond being in the ship as a part of her cargo, which might include a quantity of specie for all they knew. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Deposits are withdrawn from banks; notes are returned on the issuers in exchange for specie; bankers raise their rate of discount, and withhold their customary advances; merchants refuse to renew mercantile bills. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy Charges ranged from 3d to 10s, with a few as high as £10, all to be paid in specie. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 They are calling everybody to arms for the defense of Philadelphia, and they are removing specie, arms, etc., from Harrisburg and all the intervening towns. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital After firing a few desultory shots the Ashantis retired, and the escort remained with the scattered boxes of specie, which were too numerous for them to carry on themselves. The History of the First West India Regiment He had but a moment to contemplate It, yet to understand Its essence, to know the great laws of Its workings, to see It sub specie aeternitatis, was to partake of Its eternity. Dreamers of the Ghetto Although no expansion of notes, without a corresponding deposit of specie, is possible. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy In these early days they held the temporal as well as spiritual power of the cities, and in some instances even coined their own specie. The Cathedrals of Northern France Gen. Winder’s door is beset with crowds of eager seekers of passports to leave the Confederacy; and as these people are converting their Confederate money into gold, the premium on specie has advanced. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital In 1836 there was a great pecuniary embarrassment in Mississippi, attributed by many to what was called the specie circular, and soon followed a suspension of the banks. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The cattle-buyer had drawn ten thousand dollars from the bank that afternoon and was taking the specie home with him; the fact was known in Charleston where Doc Holliday had stopped within the last hour. When the West Was Young The phenomenal increase of specie exports during the war, and until 1879, was due to the fact that we had a depreciated paper currency, which sent the metals out of the country as merchandise. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy The Northern Light as she lies there this minute, not a dollar owing on her bottom, with two hundred pounds of specie in her safe. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas Mr. Benjamin and Judge Campbell have much to answer for in allowing such men to deplete the South of its specie, plate, etc. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital She mounted sixteen guns, carried a crew of sixty men, and was, moreover, richly laden with specie, jewels, and merchandise. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy And the net from the specie shipments equals the net on an ordinary railroad division. Nan of Music Mountain Up to this point the effects of a paper currency are substantially the same, whether it is convertible into specie or not. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy How far is it the organized life with its social contacts, its give and take, its enlargement of its membership to see life sub specie communitatis, which itself brings ideas to birth? The Ethics of Coöperation The quartermaster at Charlotte, N. C., dispatches the Secretary of War that he has there some millions in specie, government funds, besides specie of the banks for safe keeping. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital This was a valuable capture, the prize being laden with arms and ammunition as well as specie. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy In the mean time I have been employed in engaging a conveyance from Holland, which is so unexceptionable as to enable me to demand with confidence an additional sum for the first remittance of specie. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX There was much excitement on the Isthmus towards the close of March, caused by a report that the specie train, carrying $1,000,000 in silver for the British steamer, had been attacked by robbers. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 She, too, carried a heavy consignment of specie, though only eleven passengers had risked the westward journey. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 Sherman is reported to be marching northward, and to have progressed one-third of the way between Columbia and Charlotte, N. C.; where we had “millions of specie” a few days ago. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Money is the authorized medium of exchange; coined money is called coin or specie. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions All that I could obtain was an addition of half a million to the specie to be embarked at Brest, and about the same sum to that in Gillon's ship. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX A French vessel had arrived with stores and four hundred thousand crowns in specie, besides an accession of enthusiastic men to the army. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia Away went the General, and, to my amazement, I must acknowledge, within the fifteen minutes he returned, bringing with him a cigar-box containing about five hundred dollars in bills and specie, which I counted. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 This may be a “dodge” of the brokers, who want to purchase; or it may be the government selling specie. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Cash is specie or money in hand, or paid in hand; as, the cash account; the cash price. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions Paris, April 24th, 1781,226 Remittance of the aid in specie.—Reasons for engaging the South Carolina ship, the Indian, for the conveyance.—Nature of supplies in arms, ammunition, &c. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX The works on Natural History brought still higher prices; but the whole, from the present depreciation of specie, and increased rarity of the articles, would now bring thrice the sums then given. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance There is a large amount of specie, and is it not the Bank of England that says, 'Come and carry what gold you will away in your pockets provided you give us £5,000'? Hurricane Island In one respect the traveler can not be cheated to any great extent; he can not well lose more than twelve specie dollars on any one horse, that being the average price. The Land of Thor There are, in Cincinnati, three banks; and paper-money is here so abundant, that specie, even of the smallest amount, is rarely to be seen. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe The loan must prove ineffective unless the specie is actually remitted. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX The colonists procured some specie from the garrison of Pensacola, whom they supplied with vegetables and fowls. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 Pouchskin’s leathers bag was always well weighted with the yellow metal,—and specie, whatever stamp it may bear, is current all over the world. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt No specie was used as currency between 1862 and 1879, and the relative market prices of bullion remained close to their usual average until the year of panic. The New Nation That they should be brought to the amount in specie, which the article procured, or service performed, was reasonably worth. 4thly. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI Secondly, the excellence of the conveyance removes a powerful objection on the part on the Ministry against augmenting the first remittance of specie. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX But suppose the very common case of a bank paying specie to-day, and not paying it, and not being able to pay it, to-morrow, what becomes of the public revenue then? The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 Essentially, and when taken sub specie aeternitatis, they are very nearly rubbish. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century The Resumption Bill withstood attacks and, as the day for the resumption of specie payment approached, the price of greenbacks reflected the growing credit of the United States. The New Nation That on all those requisitions last mentioned, the money of the new emissions of any particular State be received as specie. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI You are to stipulate for the payment of both principal and interest in specie. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX Besides, the very demand of specie may, like a new weight breaking down an overloaded packhorse, make it stop payment at once. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 If they are it will not be because they are dealt with sub specie hereditatis, and confined in the circle of milieu. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century Silver and gold had always been traditional American coins, but since 1834 little of the former had been coined or circulated, while between 1862 and 1879 neither variety of specie was ordinarily used as money. The New Nation To charge the balances then unpaid in specie, with a debit and credit of interest at six per cent in the manner before mentioned. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI By such a conveyance, the specie may be remitted in different ships of war with a prospect of safety. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX But in what way, it may be asked, could the Bank of the United States have compelled the state banks to resume specie payments, if they had not been so disposed? The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 On the 11th of December a British packet, the Nocton, was captured, and from her was taken $55,000 in specie—an acquisition which contributed much to facilitate the distant cruise contemplated by Porter. Admiral Farragut With the Great Change at hand these paper promises had become valueless; only the precious metals themselves were worth the picking up, and the plunderers had accordingly made a clean sweep of the specie drawers. The Doomsman I would propose that the former, as also the militia expenses not expressly authorised as above mentioned, should be taken together into one account, and the specie value of the whole estimated. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI The future transmissions of specie are to be concerted between the Minister of Marine and the Director-General of Finance, and Count de Vergennes has promised me to urge them upon the subject. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX All this the state banks distinctly foresaw, and not wishing to be compelled to resume specie payments, by which their profits would be diminished, they generally opposed the establishment of a national bank. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 New Zealand.—We understand a box of specie was placed on board the Thomas Sparkes, in charge of the captain, for Mr Chetham. The Economist Volume 1, No. 3 The indemnity which she obtained from China after the war of 1894-1895 brought to her treasury a stock of gold sufficient to form a substantial specie reserve. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era All these are payable in the new emission, or specie. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI The great demand for specie occasioned thereby has depreciated the paper money; it fluctuates between twelve and sixteen per cent. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX It would exist, though these bills were of undoubted credit, and convertible into specie at the pleasure of the holder, and would result simply from the redundancy of their quantity. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 This differs absolutely from what was contemplated by Sir Robert Peel; no attempt is or can be made to cause such a paper circulation to fluctuate as if it were one of specie only. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Maybe as she has not yet handled any specie from your bonanza, she wants some only to play with, and assure herself it is real.” That Girl Montana Philadelphia, July 17th, 1781,384 State of the finances.—Plan of the National Bank.—Solicits deposits from Spain.—Sends bills for this purpose.—Sends a frigate to receive the sum drawn for in specie. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI With regard to the distribution between the two ships, the underwritten would prefer committing the most considerable portion of the specie to the frigate in Holland, on account of her very superior force. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX Consequently, we had little else but specie with which to pay for imports, and the country was soon drained of what little specie there was. The Critical Period of American History The provisions of the acts of 1844-1845 which compel the Irish and Scottish banks to hold specie against the notes issued beyond the legal limit, do not make the coin held a security for them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Our finances have assumed a new form, and are every day becoming more respectable by the total abolition of paper, except that of the bank, payable in specie at sight. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII I am confident it will be necessary to give the American troops, destined for Southern services, one month's pay in specie. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI Your millionaire usually settles at a dear rate, and to be a great statesman implies that one has paid a war tariff in this specie. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York They were mainly loaned to farmers on mortgage, and were received by the state as an equivalent for specie in the payment of taxes. The Critical Period of American History The most important requirement of banking in the United Kingdom is still the establishment of an efficient specie reserve. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Our bank paper is in equal estimation with specie. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII She had on board 400,000l. in specie, besides property estimated at 600,000l. which was destroyed; he had now therefore obtained his rank, and a considerable share of prize money. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II An official account in the latter part of 1780 related that twenty-five shillings per hundred pounds in specie was considered a very substantial price. Tobacco in Colonial Virginia "The Sovereign Remedy" It is worth while, in this connection, to observe what this specie was, the scarcity of which created so much embarrassment. The Critical Period of American History These, owing to their convenience, are preferred to specie. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" The only money now in general circulation is specie and notes from the American banks, which have the same credit as silver. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII The Leda, Captain Hope, had been sent to Cadiz to receive for safety the specie belonging to the merchants, and to obtain information respecting the movements of the ships in that harbour. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II Vast sums are sent from this Province, in specie, for the purchase of foreign agricultural produce. History of New Brunswick The wicked merchants bought foreign goods and drained the state of specie to pay for them, while they drank Madeira wine and dressed their wives in fine velvets and laces. The Critical Period of American History It is true that the holding this very large amount of specie imposes a very heavy burden on the shoulders of the shareholders of the bank, but they do not complain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Under that confidence, and for that express purpose, the specie was sent to your house, and you did exchange it accordingly. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII Wherever Luther speaks of the injuriousness of good works, it is always sub specie iustificationis, that is to say, viewing good works as entering the article of justification, or the forgiveness of sins. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church The returns for this trade are British merchandise, and specie. History of New Brunswick It was found that since the redemption of specie payments no less than 17,885 forged notes had been presented. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) The statement of the specie in the weekly accounts includes silver. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" You agreed to purchase my bill on him, and to pay me in specie at the current exchange. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII The assertions of such as are for a church government in genere, and for the presbyterial government in specie, are known; their arguments are known, but your solutions are not yet known. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) The timber is paid for part in specie, and part in British and West-India goods and provisions. History of New Brunswick The most comforting sign of better times was a partial resumption of specie payments by the Bank of England, followed shortly by the opening of the first Savings Bank in London. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) The gold-value of the bank-notes, therefore, rose and fell with that of government notes until the resumption of payments in specie by the national treasury on the 1st of January 1879. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" The silver specie, on the other hand, which is sent from Lima, is escorted by a military guard as far as Llanga or Santa Rosa de Quibe. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests The one thing certain was the increasing scarcity of specie, and the serious loss incurred in its provision for the service of the army in the Peninsula. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) Considerable trade was carried on—grass, slaves, and cattle taking the place of specie. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century This caused such a demand for specie that many of these minor banks fell into difficulties. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) Since 1870 banking has made immense progress in Germany, but it may be some time before the habit of making payments by cheque instead of specie or notes becomes general. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" A specie, or specie-daler, as it is written, is worth about one dollar and eight cents of our money. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark During this interval Wellington's difficulty in paying his troops was great, owing to the enormous drain of specie from England into Central Europe. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) If your credit was good, you might receive your oracle and afterward send in any little acknowledgment in the form of a golden goblet, or statue, or vase, or even of a remittance in specie. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages Jackson's attacks on the National Bank had shaken public confidence in this institution, and it likewise suspended specie payments. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) Gallatin left on record the opinion that the suspension of specie payments "might have been prevented at the time when it took place, had the former Bank of the United States been still in existence." Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" The specie dollar, which is generally called a ‘specie,’ is the unit, and contains five marks of twenty-four skillings each. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark The Mountain Lion is a specie of the Eastern Panther they weigh from 80 to 150 lbs. Black Beaver The Trapper He paid no regard to the need of providing specie for them on demand, but thought he had an unlimited money factory in the city of Paris. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages The mint was kept busy, and specie payments, which had been suspended for thirty years, were resumed. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) The bank was established without any capital of its own, being understood to have actually in its vaults the whole amount of specie for which "bank money" was outstanding. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" No other one has any Norwegian money, or, at least, not more than a specie or two. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark |
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