Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-06-23
u. s. Z3OLOAN.

U. s. go LOAN.
THIRD SERIES,
@2oO,OOO,OOO.
BY authority of the Secretary of the Treasury, the
undersigned the General Subscription Agent for tho
sale of United States Securities, offers to the public
and three-tenths per cent. interest yer annum,
known as the .ls =
m i7.3O.5LOAN. = IL
These notes are issued under date Jaly Is, 1865,
and are payable three years from that date in
currency or are convertible at the option Of the
holder into 81 90 ar-1 ss.1a1 d. .Nt lse----
U.S.. $50 Six per cent. va
GOLD-BEARING BONDS, ---
These Bond, arg now worth handsome premium,
and are exempt, as ar all the Government Bonds,
from State, Cauaty, and Municipal taration. mhich
adds from one to three per cent. per annuns 10 their
oaiue, according to the rate levied upon other
property. The interest is payable semannually by
coupons attached to each note which may be cut
of and sold to any bank or banker. ,- 800 ,fi
The interest at 40 per cent. amounts to
One cent per day on so note. 1a ga
Two Gems" q. Z" $500
Ten $500 e. s
20 +" Is q" !" $4,000"
81 I" $1,000"
No,.s ,f all +ta J,,,n,;u.t ious n,n,.d ,v;l no
Promptly furnished upon receipt Of subscriptions,
The Notes Of this Tird Series are precisely SINH
lar in form aud privileges to the Seven lhirtics
already sold, except that the Government reserves
to itself tho option Of paying interest in gold coin at
Gper cent. instead Of 3,loths IN currency. Sub
scribcrs will deduct the interest In currency up to
July 18th, at the time when they subscribe.
Tn, delivery OF the notes of this third series Of
the Seven thirtic5 will commence on the list Of June,
and will be made promptly and continuously after
that date,
The slight change made in the conditions Of this
THIRD SERIES affects only the matter Of interest.
The payment in gold if made will be equivalent to
the currency interest ct the higher rate.
The return to specie payments, IN the event of
which only will the option to pay interest in Guild
he gy;.fled Of, would so reduce and equalze PRICES
that purchases made with six per cent. in gold
would be fully equal to those made with seyen aud
trec.tcntlis per cent. in currency. This Is 'f ~
Tho Only Loan in Market
now offered by the Government, and II its superior
advantages make it the
GREAT POPULAR LOAN OF THE PEOPLE,
Less than se30eeo.ooo of the Lean authorized
amount ut the rate at which II Is being absorbed VIII
all be subscribed for within sixty days whom the
notes will undoubtedly command II Premium as has
uniformly been the ease on closing the subscriptions
to other Loans.
In order that citizens of every town and section
of the country may be afforded facilities for taking
the loan, the National Banks, State Banks, and Pri
vatc Bankers throughout the country have gcncr-
ally agreed to receive subscriptions at par. Sub
scribers will select their own agents, in whom they
have confidence and who only are to BIO responsible
for the delivery Of the notes for which they receive
orders.
JAY COOKE,
SUBSCRIPTION AGENT, PHILADELPHIA.
May Is, Is65.
Subscriptions will be received by the First Nation.
al Bank of bangor. Second National Hank Of Ban,
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