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Treasury Department, Office of Comptroller of Currency, Pair of Letters Signed by John Jay Knox Jr.,

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Treasury Department, Office of Comptroller of Currency, Pair of Letters Signed by John Jay Knox Jr.,
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Washington, D.C. Two handwritten letters, both on Treasury Department, Office of Comptroller of the Currency letterheads, and signed by John Jay Knox. The October 13th, 1869 letter regards the Ilion National Bank in New York, and mentions a printing order, and states that "when your bank has returned about $14,000 or $15,000 of the Leonardsville notes, a requisition may be made for the preparation" of a plate; Second piece is from October 28th, 1873, and regards the First National Bank of Leonardsville. The letter admonishes the previous sender, stating that the bank needs to keep 15% of its circulation due to liabilities. Both are in Fine-VF condition. John Jay Knox Jr. (19 Mar 1828 - 9 Feb 1892) was an American financier and government official. He is best remembered as a primary author of the Coinage Act of 1873, which discontinued the use of the silver dollar. Knox was Comptroller of the Currency from 1872 to 1884. An advocate of uniform currency for the national banks of the country, his portrait was featured on the obverse of the $100 United States national bank notes of the Series of 1902.