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=== Henry Morgenthau Jr. === | === Henry Morgenthau Jr.: May 19, 1936 === | ||
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Before the 9:30 group came in, HM,Jr. asked Lochhead to look into the possibility of purchasing gold in India and shipping it to London to be held there, in order to build up a stock of gold outside of the country in case of an emergency. The price of gold yesterday in India was quite low. | Before the 9:30 group came in, HM,Jr. asked Lochhead to look into the possibility of purchasing gold in India and shipping it to London to be held there, in order to build up a stock of gold outside of the country in case of an emergency. The price of gold yesterday in India was quite low. | ||
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—[[Henry Morgenthau Jr. (nonfiction)|Henry Morgenthau Jr.]] (diary) | —[[Henry Morgenthau Jr. (nonfiction)|Henry Morgenthau Jr.]] (diary) - Morgenthau was Secretary of the Treasury | ||
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Isaac Lyman Taylor: May 19, 1863
Clear & pleasant. Skirmish drill in A.M. Div. drill by Gen. Owens in P.M. Ordered to draw fatigue caps so as to look "putty," on parade. The officers of this army appear to think that show is the grand object while fighting is merely incidental. I think we have played boy long enough & if we can't act like men we might as well go home & see "ma."
—Isaac Lyman Taylor, Company E, First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
Taylor kept a diary of his experiences while serving with Company E of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry.
Henry Morgenthau Jr.: May 19, 1936
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Before the 9:30 group came in, HM,Jr. asked Lochhead to look into the possibility of purchasing gold in India and shipping it to London to be held there, in order to build up a stock of gold outside of the country in case of an emergency. The price of gold yesterday in India was quite low.
—Henry Morgenthau Jr. (diary) - Morgenthau was Secretary of the Treasury
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