Papers, 1872-1894.

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Papers, 1872-1894.

Correspondence (ca. 300 items) regarding portraits of famous New Hampshire citizens in the state capitol building; general correspondence (137 items); and political correspondence (73 items), chiefly relating to Prescott's unsuccessful run for U.S. Congress in 1880.

ca. 500 items.

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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...

New Hampshire. Governor (1877-1879 : Prescott)

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Prescott, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1833-1895

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Governor of New Hampshire; active in Republican Party; secretary for Republican State Committee (1859-1874) and New Hampshire Electoral College (1860-1880), special agent of U.S. Dept. of the Treasury, and New Hampshire Secretary of State (1872-1873, 1875-1876). From the description of Papers, 1872-1894. (New Hampshire Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70960550 ...

Republican Party (N.H.). State Committee

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New Hampshire. Secretary of State

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New Hampshire. Electoral College

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