THE UNITED STATES TREASURY—ITS HISTORY.
The Responsibilities and Duties of the Secretary of the
Treasury—Three Extraordinary Men—Hamilton Makes an Honest
Proposal—The Mint at Philadelphia—A Little Personal Abuse—The
Secretary Borrows Twenty Dollars—Modern Greediness—The Genius
Becomes a Lawyer—Burning of Records—Hunting for Blunders and
Frauds—The Treasury Building—A Little Variety—A Vision of Much
Money—Old Debts Raked Up—Signs of the Times—The National
Currency Act—Enormous Increase of the National Debt—Facts and
Figures—The Credit of the Government Sustained—President
Grant’s Rule—George S. Boutwell Made Secretary—Great
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