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THB1798 Imprint Letter from Secretary of The Treasury on Sums for Compensation, Secretary of the Navy
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July 11, 1798 Rare Early Imprint, Letter from Secretary of The Treasury on Sums Needed for Compensation of the Secretary of the Navy, his Office Staff and Office Expenses."
July 11, 1798-Dated Federal Period, Imprint titled, "Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, Accompanying a Report and Statement of the Sums Necessary to be Appropriated on Account of the Compensation of the Secretary of the Navy, His Clerks and Messenger, For the present Year, and for other purposes", printed by Order of the House of Representatives, Printed in Philadelphia by Joseph Gales, No. 23, South Third Street, Choice Very Fine.
An exceedingly rare historic early Naval related Official Imprint, 8 pages, measuring 5.75" x 9" printed in Philadelphia by Joseph Gales. The U.S. Department of the Navy was established as a separate executive department on April 30, 1798, due to tensions with France leading up to the Quasi-War. Before this, naval affairs were handled by the Department of War. This Imprint contains letters to the House of Representatives by John Steele, Comptroller of the Treasury, on behalf of the Secretary of the Treasury (Oliver Wolcott Jr.), reporting that an appropriation of $16,720.72 will be required to fund the Secretary of the Navy, his clerks and other office staff and office expenses. The final 2 pages are a printed table of expenses from Joseph Nourse, the Register of the Treasury, itemizing the office expenses which include fire wood, stationery, printing, rent, and much more. A great item for United States Naval history collectors.
Provenance: Collection of Ambassador J. William Middendorf II.
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This letter Imprint from the Secretary of the Treasury to Congress was part of the process of setting up the new department. It provided the necessary financial estimates (appropriations) for the new Secretary of the Navy's salary, as well as the compensation for his immediate staff (clerks and a messenger) for the remainder of that fiscal year. It aimed to formalize the funding structure for the new executive branch entity.
Secretary of the Treasury (1798): Oliver Wolcott Jr. held this position at the time. The document is a historical artifact of early U.S. government administration, detailing the foundational bureaucracy and financial needs of one of the original executive departments. These reports are typically found within the American State Papers or House Documents of that era.
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