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JACKSON, ANDREW, President. Autograph letter (in the third person, referring to "The President") as President, to [Samuel D. Ingram], Secretary of the Treasury, n.p., n.d. [1831?]. 2 pages, 8vo, integral leaf addressed by Jackson, "The Secretary of the Treasury."
JACKSON PREPARES TO REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THE BUDGET AND TREASURY
An unusual, hurried request for information regarding the nation's finances: "The President with his respects to the Secretary...., will thank him at as early a day as his convenience will permit to furnish him with a statement of the receipts into the Treasury for the Fiscal years of 1830; and with the Expenditures. The amount of principle and interest of the Public debt paid in 1830 - and whether any and if any what other provisions may be necessary for the better security of the revenue against smuggling: - whether any, and if any what changes would be beneficial to the credit system of duties. Whether any additional ware Houses are necessary for Deposits of [foreign?] merchandise, to give greater security to the collection of our revenue, with any other information he may conceive it would be proper to be communicated to Congress at their next Session."
JACKSON PREPARES TO REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THE BUDGET AND TREASURY
An unusual, hurried request for information regarding the nation's finances: "The President with his respects to the Secretary...., will thank him at as early a day as his convenience will permit to furnish him with a statement of the receipts into the Treasury for the Fiscal years of 1830; and with the Expenditures. The amount of principle and interest of the Public debt paid in 1830 - and whether any and if any what other provisions may be necessary for the better security of the revenue against smuggling: - whether any, and if any what changes would be beneficial to the credit system of duties. Whether any additional ware Houses are necessary for Deposits of [foreign?] merchandise, to give greater security to the collection of our revenue, with any other information he may conceive it would be proper to be communicated to Congress at their next Session."