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Coxe, Tench (1755-1824) [Circular letter regarding fees payable to United States revenue officers]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08569 Author/Creator: Coxe, Tench (1755-1824) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: 11 February 1793 Pagination: 1 p. ; 17 x 23.5 cm. Order a Copy

A circular letter from the treasury department, signed by Tench Coxe, regarding fees payable to United States revenue officers handling foreign "distilled spirits, wine, and tea."

Tench Coxe was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury under Alexander Hamilton

Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824

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