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Show Helped HeIpcd Finance FlDance Civil War WarJ'1Y WarJoy WarJay J'1Y J1Y Joy ' Cooke Cool.e Coole . born in Huron Buron county countyOhio countyOhio countyOhio Ohio , in 1821 1521 , did more to finllnce finance finllncethe financethe financethe the federal cause during the Ch Cisll Cisllwar Chllwar 11 war \ ar than any other person In I8G2 1502 I8G2lIe 1502he 1SG2he lIe he furnished funds amounting to 55 $5 5 $5,000,000 5000000 $ , 000,000 000000 , , When the go\'ernment go 'ernment ernment government go'ernmentfaUed governmentfailed governmentfailed \ ' faUed failed ut at t the attempt to sell bonds bondsbecause bondsbecause bondsbecause because of ' the public criticism of ofthis ofthis ofthis this method , , he again aquln was given the thecontrnct thecontract thecontract contrnct contract to ' raise r'llse rllse not less than than600,000 5- 5 $2- $2 2 5OOOOO $2500,000 $ . ! , , -600,000 600,000 600000 - OOOOO 500,000 500000 , dally daily For nearly ne'1.rly ne1.rly ne1rly ' . 11ve five 11vemontbs fivemonths fivemonths montbs months ho he furnished an a\erage a erage aterage \ ot of of$5,000,000 of5000000 $5,000,000 5000000 $ , , daily d'1lly d1lly dally ' , his record for a aday's aday's aday's adays day's days ' . sale s1le ' of or government bonds be- be beIng beFug bc-ine bc ine - - Ing Fug $ $ 542,000.000 542000.000 542000000 $42,000,000 42000000 , . , . |