LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, ACCOMPANYING A REPORT AND ESTIMATES OF THE SUMS NECESSARY TO BE APPROPRIATED FOR THE SERVICE OF THE YEAR 1798; ALSO, A STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES AT THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR ONE YEAR, PRECEDING THE FIRST OF OCTOBER, 1797. 11TH DECEMBER, 1797. REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS. PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Published by Zachariah Poulson, Jun. & W. Young, Philadelphia, 1797

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47, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, else Very Good. A scarce report by Wolcott, Hamilton's successor as Treasury Secretary. A second title page is printed at page [5]. Total estimated expenses were a bit over two million, four hundred thousand dollars. This sum would discharge the costs of the Civil List, the Mint, foreign affairs, light-houses and other maritime necessities, the army and navy, military pensions, and miscellaneous claims and annuities. These categories are itemized in multi-column detail. Receipts and expenses of the government from October 1, 1796 to September 30, 1797 are also printed. Evans 33075. ESTC W20651.

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Title
LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, ACCOMPANYING A REPORT AND ESTIMATES OF THE SUMS NECESSARY TO BE APPROPRIATED FOR THE SERVICE OF THE YEAR 1798; ALSO, A STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES AT THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR ONE YEAR, PRECEDING THE FIRST OF OCTOBER, 1797. 11TH DECEMBER, 1797. REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS. PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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[Wolcott, Oliver]
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Zachariah Poulson, Jun. & W. Young, Philadelphia
Publication year
1797
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David M. Lesser specializes in Americana of the 18th and 19th Centuries. Some areas of concentration are listed above. Please call for an appointment to see my stock in person at my office. My web site is available for your perusal at www.lesserbooks.com.

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