Records, 1860-1905.

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Records, 1860-1905.

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Consists primarily of correspondence between Charles J. Ballard, Collector of Customs for the Port of Cleveland, and Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury during the Civil War. In addition, the collection includes other correspondence and five oaths of office of customs house employees. In large part, the material relates to the role the customs house played in the search and seizure of suspected munitions imports and related espionage activities of the Confederate States during the Civil War.

0.20 linear ft.

Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7082863

Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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U.S. Customs Service. Port of Cleveland.

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Established in 1805 and responsible for the collection of duties, and, over the years, with the paying of military pensions, administration of the Marine Hospital, reporting the number of imports and exports, and protecting the safety of passengers. From the description of Records, 1860-1905. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 22724053 ...

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...

Ballard, Charles L.

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Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873

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Lawyer. From the description of Letter, 1845 March 4, Cincinnati, [Ohio], to Robert F. Paine, Columbus, O[hio]. (University of Toledo). WorldCat record id: 13541605 Salmon P. Chase served as the Secretary of the Treasury from 1861 to 1864. He oversaw the creation of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (1862) and implemented the introduction of the income tax and the national currency. From the description of Letter press book of the Secretary of the Treasury. 1863, Ju...