Papers, 1915-1921 (bulk 1920-1921).

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Papers, 1915-1921 (bulk 1920-1921).

Chiefly consists of correspondence, journals, and miscellaneous papers. The correspondence includes several folders of letters describing and listing items which were destroyed by prohibition officers. Included within the correspondence are several letters from informers describing the location of, and hand-drawn maps to areas that contain the liquor and liquor making devices, such as distilleries, and also the ingredients. The four journals contain an itemized account of daily expenditures.

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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...

Johnson, Joseph H.

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Treasury Department agent in Greensboro, N.C. From the description of Papers, 1915-1921 (bulk 1920-1921). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 28445394 ...