John A. Dix dispatch as Secretary of the Treasury, Jan. 29, 1861 : ALS.

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John A. Dix dispatch as Secretary of the Treasury, Jan. 29, 1861 : ALS.

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Order telegraphed to W. Hemphill Jones, for Lieut. Caldwell to arrest Capt. Breshwood, and assume command of the Revenue Cutter, McClelland, and for protection of the American Flag. Negative photostat of document presumably in Treasury Dept. records, National Archives.

1 leaf ; 24 cm.

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Dix, John Adams, 1798-1879

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Dix was born in Boscawen, New Hampshire on July 24 1798, the son of Timothy Dix and Abigail Wilkins, and brother of composer Marion Dix Sullivan. He was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy, and joined the US Army as an ensign in May 1813, serving under his father until the latter's death a few months later. He attained the rank of captain in August 1825 and resigned from the Army in December 1828. In 1826, Dix married Catherine Morgan, the adopted daughter of Congressman John J. Morgan, who g...

Jones, W. Hemphill.

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United States. Revenue-Cutter Service

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U.S.S. McClelland (Revenue cutter)

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Caldwell, Lieut.

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Breshwood, Capt.

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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...