Nicholas Biddle (1786 1844 American financier, as president of the Bank of the United States he followed a policy of a stable money supply with restricted credit Good content Als on the construction of the Chesapeake Ohio Canal I p. 4to Philadelphia Sep. 16 1834 to Hon C F. Mercer in Virginia In part The subject was presented in a formal manner by Mr Washington the Prest of the Board of your canal the bank has this day agreed to lend 200 000 to the Company This sum will I trust enable the Canal Company to save their work and to complete it Very neatly inlaid at margins