, ▁though ▁not ▁without ▁much ▁opposition . ▁ ▁The ▁women ▁were ▁first ▁employed ▁to ▁count ▁money , ▁and ▁later ▁took ▁up ▁various ▁cler ical ▁duties . ▁He ▁eventually ▁h ired ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁women , ▁paid ▁them ▁well , ▁and ▁retained ▁them ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁was ▁over . ▁ ▁He ▁signed ▁the ▁different ▁series ▁of ▁paper ▁money ▁in ▁a ▁singular ▁hand writing , ▁which ▁he ▁cultiv ated ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prevent ▁counter fe iting . ▁His ▁signature ▁on ▁the ▁" green back s " ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁familiar ▁aut ograph ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁history ▁Sp inner ▁gave ▁of ▁his ▁signature ▁was : ▁ ▁I ▁first ▁pract iced ▁it ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁sh er iff ' s ▁office ▁about ▁ 1 8 3 5 ; ▁I ▁used ▁it ▁while ▁commission er ▁for ▁building ▁the ▁as yl um ▁at ▁Ut ica , ▁and ▁as ▁c ash ier ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Moh awk ▁valley ▁bank , ▁and ▁for ▁fran king ▁while ▁in ▁con gress . ▁It ▁was ▁brought ▁to ▁its ▁highest ▁per fection ▁when ▁I ▁was ▁tre as urer . ▁ ▁He ▁res igned ▁his ▁office ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁disag re ement ▁over ▁staff ing ▁appoint ments . ▁A ▁new ▁Secretary ▁refused ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁final ▁say ▁over ▁his ▁staff . ▁ ▁Sp inner ▁thought ▁that , ▁as ▁a ▁bond ed ▁officer , ▁he ▁should ▁have ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁cler ks ▁for ▁whose ▁acts ▁he ▁was ▁responsible . ▁When ▁he ▁res igned ▁his ▁office ,