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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CH ICAGO-ยทยท
GOVERNMENT BOND DEPART MENT
ROOM 3111-ll.09 110 . L A S A LLE ST.

S, B. CRAMER, ASST, C A8HIUt
0 . A ,JONES, ASST. CASH I ER
A . H. VOGT, ACTING ASST, CASHIEII

May 1 , 1918.
Circular #79.

ADDRESS ALL COMMUNIC A TI O NS
RELATIVE TO GOVERNMENT BO N D S

P . 0. BOX 80!5

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS -- THIRD LIBERTY LOAN

TO THE BANK OR TRUST COMPANY ADDRESSED:
Saturday May 4, 1918 is the last day on
which you may mail form 301 (Application for Bonds of
the Third Liberty Loan for cash sale) accompanied by payment in full. In other words we cannot accept full paid
applications if the postmark on the envelope bears a later
date than May 5, 1918. We must clear these transactions on
our books before entering the FINAL SUMMARY OF SUBSCRIPTIONS .
You must mail on Monday, May 6, 1918,
your FINAL SUMtJARY OF SUBSURIPTIONS (f orm 300) ~ccompanied
by exactly 5% on all subscriptions not previously paid in
full.
You must mail the MAY 9, 1918 PAYMENT
LETTER (form 300 B) at the close of busines s Thursday, May 9 ,
1918, accompanied by exactly 95% of the par amount on which
you desire to complete payment as of that date .
The foregoing schedule must be strictly
adhered to in order that we may comply with the requirements of
the Treasury Department and in order that you may not lose your
turn on delivery of bonds .
If the use of all the forms mentioned above is
not clearly understood please write or telegraph us promptly .
A few banks have already sent in subscriptions on form 300,
accompanied by 51a, cJear evidence that they actad without first
reading the instructions on the back of that fo rm . Such
subscriptions have, of course, been returned . Only one form
300 can be accepted. It is a FINAL SUMMARY OF SUBSCRIPTIONS.

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FEOIRAL RESERVE BANK or CHICAGO
Government Bond Department
Enclosures
Form 301, Specimen Forms 300, 300 Band 301 A.

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