The stuff about alternative currencies backed by banks that issued notes is fairly common and is still in the established canon of academia:
https://youtu.be/ImtedJul6do
I'll search for the NY stuff but at a high level it has to with backpay to soldiers. Everyone knows they screwed the South. But not everyone knows that they also screwed the soldiers who fought for the North.
Interesting.
If you find a good source for some of this history, please share it. Thanks.
The stuff about alternative currencies backed by banks that issued notes is fairly common and is still in the established canon of academia: https://youtu.be/ImtedJul6do
I'll search for the NY stuff but at a high level it has to with backpay to soldiers. Everyone knows they screwed the South. But not everyone knows that they also screwed the soldiers who fought for the North.