John H. Wheeler Papers 1825-1882 (bulk 1852-1882)
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Wheeler, John H. (John Hill), 1806-1882
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John H. Wheeler was a historian, diplomat, and public official. A native of Murfreesboro, N.C., Wheeler lived in Washington, D.C., except for a stint as minister to Nicaragua, 1854-1856, and during the Civil War....
Walker, William, 1824-1860
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William Walker (May 8, 1824 – September 12, 1860) was an American physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary who organized several private military expeditions into Latin America, with the intention of establishing English-speaking colonies under his personal control, an enterprise then known as "filibustering". Walker usurped the presidency of the Republic of Nicaragua in 1856 and ruled until 1857,[1] when he was defeated by a coalition of Central American armies. He returned in an attempt to ...
United States. Department of the Treasury
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The Department of the Treasury was created by an act of Congress (1 Stat. 65), approved September 2, 1789. The orginal act established the Department to superintend the manage the National finances. This act charged the Secretary of the Treasury with the preparation of plans for the improvement and management of the revenue and the support of public credit. It further provided that the Secretary should prescribe the forms for keeping and rendering all manner of public accounts and for the ma...
