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U.S. Treasury Dept. Letter from the Secretary of Treasury [re: budget of 1796]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00692 Author/Creator: U.S. Treasury Dept. Place Written: Philadelphia Type: Pamphlet Date: 18 May 1796 Pagination: 5 p. 34 x 21 cm Order a Copy

Entirely printed. Stitched pamphlet. Signed in type by Oliver Wolcott, Jr. as Secretary of Treasury. Wm Smith was Chairman of the Committee of Ways & Means

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