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TABLE OF CONTENTS,
Report'by Mr. Ingham on the Finances
Report by Mr. Ingham on the. Finances
Report by Mr. McLane on the Finances
Report by Mr. McLane on the Finances"
Report by Mr. Taney on the Removal of the Public Deposites
Report by Mr. Taney on the Finances
Report by Mr. Taney on Deposite Banks
Report by Mr. Woodbury on the Finances
Report by Mr. Woodbury on the Public Money
Report by Mr. Woodbury on the Finances
Report by Mr. Woodbury on the Finances
December, 1829'
December, 1830
December, 1831
.'December, 1832
December, 1833
December, 1833
April,
1834
December, 1834
December, 1834
December, 1835
December, 1836
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REPORT ON THE FIN ANCES:
, DECEMBER,;-1831.
In obedience to the directions of the -'Act'supplementary to the act to establish the Treasury Department," the Secretary of the Treasury respectfully submits the following report.
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I OF T H E PUBLIC R E V E N U E A N D EXPENDITURES.
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The receipts into the Treasury, from all sources, during the
year 1829, were
' •- ^ - $24,827,627 38
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The expenditures for the same year, including payments on
•^ ^account ofthe public debt, and including $9,033 38 for
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^ awards under the first" article of the treaty of Ghent,
, were - - - '
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- , 25,044,358 40
The balance in "the Treasury on the 1st January, 1830, was
5,755,704 79
^ The-^receipts from all sources, during the year 1830, were 24,844,116 51
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Customs - - 21.922,391 39
Lands (statement D) ' - , - 2,329,356 14
.Dividends on bank stock (E)
490,000 00 .
Incidental receipts (B)- ^ 102,368 98
Making, with the balance, an aggregate of
The expenditures for the same year were (F)
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- 30,599,821 30
- 24,585,281 55
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Civil list, foreign intercourse, and miscel•
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laneous
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. . 3,23^,415 04 .
Military service, -^ipeluding fortifications,
ordna:nce, Indian affairs, pensions, arming the mihtia, and internal im.provements '
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6,752,688 66
Naval service, including the gradual im~ . v.
provement of the navy
3,239,428 63
Publicdebt
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, - 11,355,748 22
Leaving a balance in the Treasury on the 1st of Jannary,
1831, of , •' - '
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The receipts into the Treasury during the
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6,014,539|75
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REPORTS OF THE.
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three first quarters of the present year^
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are estimated at
- 20,653;677 69
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Customs
. - 17,354,291 58
Lands (G)
y' - 2,479.658 90
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Bank dividends (H)
490,000 00
Incidental receipts (H) - . 111,987 26
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And the indemnity under
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the Danish convention ^ 217,739 95 •
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The receipts for the fourth quarter are es:
timatedat,
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- 7,346,735 18
(Including indemnity under the Danish
convention.)
Making the tptal estimated receipts of l h e year . - 28,000,412 87
And with th? balance ou the 1st of.January, 1831, forming
an aggregate of
.. . - 34,014,952 62
The expenditures for the three first quar-;
ters o'f the present year are estimated :
•at(I) •- .• . - 21,159,778 97
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Civil list, foreign intercourse, and miscellaneous , - •
- 2,507,614 44-.; '.
<Military service, includ- • ,
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ing fortificcitions, ord•'
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nance, Indianaffairs,
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arming the mihtia
and internal improve'
ments
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- 5,649,017 22
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Navalservice, including
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the gradual improvement of the navy - 3,019,667 85. '
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Publicdebt '. - .9,983,479 46
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Theexpenditures for the fourth quarter, '
including $6,205,810 21 onaccount
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of the public debt, are estimated, on •
data furnished by the respective departments, at
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- ' 9,807,422 28
Making the total estimated expenditures of the year
• - 30,967,201 25
And leaving in the Treasury on.the 1st ofJanuary, 1832,
an estimated balance,including $439,475 13, onaccount
of-the indemnity under the .Danish'convention, of ,.-•
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3,047,751'37
Wiiich, however, includes the funds estimated at $1,400,000, heretofore reported by this-deparfment as not efi^ective.
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The appropriations remaining unsati^sfied at the close of the year are estimated at $4,139,823 13 ; but, of this amount, it is estimated by the proper
departments—
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1. That tha sum of $3,423,525 87,, only, will be required for the objects
for which they were appropriated.
2. That the sum of $501,102 78 will not be required, and may there' fore be corisidered as an excessof appropriation, and is proposed to
be applied without being re-appropriated, in aid of the service of the
year l832, as will more fully appear when the estimates for the ap-^-._.
propriations for that year are presented.
3^Thatt.hesumpf $215,194 48 will be carried to the surplus fund,
either because the objects for which it was appropriated are completed, or because these moneys will not be, required for, or will. be
no longer, applicable to, them.
II.
OF THE PUBLIC DEBT.
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The payments dn account of the public debt, during the
first three quarters of the year, have, amounted, as has
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been already stated, to
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- $9,983,479 46
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On account of principal - 8,891,049 97, .
And of interest -, .
- 1,092,429 \ 9 •
Andit is estimated that the payments tobe made in the
4th quarter of the year wiil amount to . . .
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On account of principal
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And of interest' -•
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6,205,810 21
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5,908,810 21.
297,000 00-
Makins; the whole amount of disbursements on account of
the debt in 1831
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16,189,289,67
\This sum will be increased by purchases of stock whicti havebeen authorized, but which have not yet been fully reported..
Of the amount disbursed for the debt, $10,000,000 were applied from the
appropriation made for the year under the 2d section of the sinking fund
act of 1817, and the.remaining $6,189,289 67 were applied withthe sanction of the President, under the authority of the 1st section, of the act of
24th May, 1830... • ;
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The stocks redeemed bythe application of that portion^ofthe above sum,
disbursed on account of the principal, are. as follows, viz.
1. Ofthe funded debt.
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The residue of the five per cent, created
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,under the actofthe lOthof April, 1816,
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in payment of the United States'subscription for the shares owned in the
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Bank of the UnitedStates.
.4,000,000 00
The exchano;edfour and a half per cent.,' - '~ .
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per act of \ h e 3d ofMarch, 1825
- ;i,539,336 16
The four and a half per cent., per act of ° •
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26th May, 1824
^ , - , 5,000,000 00
The five per cent., per,act of 15th Mav,
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'999>99 13 ^ ,
And apart of the four and a half per cent.;. of the 24th of May, 1824
-' -'^ 3,260,475,99
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2. Of the unfunded debt, (exclusive of $228: 64 converted into- 3 "per
cent, stock.
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The old registered debt - --"
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Treasurynotes .
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Mississppi stock'- -"685 00
,, After these payments, the public debt,-on the 2d January; 1^832, will be as
follows, viz.
1. Funded debt. ^
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Three'per cent., per act ofthe 4th of '
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August," 1790, redeemable at the <p!ea- • .
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• sure pf Govern ment --^ 13,296,626 21Five per.cent., per act of 3d of. March,
". 1821. redeemable after" the 1st of Janu^ .
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ary, 1835
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Fiveper cent; (exchanged,) per actof the
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20th April, 1822, one-third redeemable
annually, after the Slst December,lS30,
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5.6,704 77-'
Four and a half per ceht, per act of the
24th May, 1824, redeemable after the
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Ist^day of January, 1832
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1,739,524,01
Four and a half per cent., (exchanged,)
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per act ofthe 26th May, 1824, one'half .
redeemable after the 31st day of De, . , - .
cember, 1832, the residue after the 31st
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' day of December, 1833 - 4,454,72^ 95
24,282,879 242. Unfunded debt.
Eegistered debt, being claims registered
prior to the year 1798, for services and
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supplies during the revolutionary war
27,919 85'
Treasurynotes -,
7,116 00
Mississippi stock
- '- , - 4,320 09
39,355 94
Making^ihe whole amount ofthe public debt of the U. S. $24,322,235 18
I I I . OF THE. ESTIMATES OF THE PUBLIC REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES
FOR T R E YEAR 1 8 3 2 . . '
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The great commercial activity prevailing in the United' States has contributed not only to enlarge the revenue from customs for the .present year
beyond the estimates, butwill probably carry that of the next year to a still
higher amount. .
"The importations for the vear ending on the 30th of September last are
estimated at $97,032,858,"and the exports at $80,372,566, of which
$62,048,233 were domestic, and'$18,324,333 foreign products. ^ .
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The duties which accrued during the first three quarters of the present
year are estimated at $27,319,000, and those for the fourth quarter at
$6,000,000; some deduction, however, will be made from these before
they can reach thOpTreasury, on account of the reduction in the duties on
coffee, tea, cocoa, and salt, bythe acts ofthe 20th and 29th May,'1830, and
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which may be estimated to affect the duties on those articles remaining in
store on the 1st of .January; 1832, to the amount of about $750,000.
. The receipts from the piiblic lands during the present year, it will be per-,
ceived, have likewise exceeded the estimates, and, indeed, havie .gone beyond all former example. It is believed that, notwithstanding the large
amount'of scrip and:forfeited land stock that may still be absorbed in payments for laiid^, yet, if the surveys now'projected be completed, the receipts'
from, this source of revenue will not fall greatly below those of the present
year. ^
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From all the information which the department has been
' - able to obtain, the receipts-into the Treasury during the
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year 1832 may be estimated at
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Customs
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Publiciands
'- - 3,000,00,0 00
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Bank dividends ;490,000-OO;
Incidental receipts, including arrears/of in• ternal duties and direct taxes - ,
110,000 00 . •
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The expenditures for the year 1832, for all objects other '
than the public debt, are estimated at .
' . , 13.365.202 16
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Civil, foreign'intercourse, and miscellaneous
''-.2,809,484 26 ,
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Military service, including fortifications, .' , '
ordnance, Indian affairs, arming the mi-,
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litia, and internal improvements
- 6,648,099 19
Naval service, including the gradual ini. '
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provement of the navy
- 3,907,618 71
\ Which, being deducted from the estimated, receipts, will
leave a' balance of
- $16,734,797 84
An exhibition of the transactions 'of the Treasury will show that this
department has endeavored-to carty into effect,the policy indicated by the
laws, andthe views of the President, in regard to the early extinguishment
of the public debt. Upwards of forty millions will have been applied to
that object, from the 4th of March, 1829, to the 2d ofJanuary, 1832, inclusive ; of which about sixteen miilions and, a half will Jiave been drawn
fromthe Treasury during the present year.
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The occasion is deemed a propitious one, to bring before the Legislature
the subject of the debt, with a view to its redemption, at a period not only
• earlier than has been heretofore anticipated, but before the termination of
the present Congress.
The entire public debt, on the 2d of January next, as has ,
been already shown, will amount to -.
- 24,322,235 18
The amount of the receipts into the Treasury during the year 1832, after satis^
fying all the demands of the year, other
than-on account of the public^ debt, are
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estimated, as above, at
. - 16,734,797 «^84
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'^To this may be added the balance in the
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Treasury'on the 1st of Januar.y, 1832,
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estirnated (exclusive of the ineffective .
funds and the Danish indemnity) at - 1,208,276 24
From this aggregate of . - •,
. 17,943,074 08
Afterdeducting the amountof theu n satis• '
fied appropriations, cilready estimated at
3,423,525 87
There will remain a surplus in the year .
1832,'of
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- 14,519,548 21
Which,, unless Congress i should enlarge
- the appropriations for other objects, may
be applied to the public debt.
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The interest on the debt during the yeat
1832 may be estimated at
- " - ' - 500,000 00
Leaving for the principal in that year , -
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14,019,548 21
Which, being applied to that object, will leave the total
amount of the public debt, at the close ofthe year 1832' 10,302,686 97
The Government, however, has other means, which, if
Congress see proper, may be applied towards the pay;
^ment of the debt, viz.—^^the shares.in the Bank of the .^
United States, amounting at par to $7,000,000, but ~
which, as-will be presently explained, may be estimated
at not less than
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In that event, the amount of the debt on the 1st January, .^
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1833, would be buf
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. - : 2,302,686 97
Whic'h sum, together with a fair allowance for the cost of
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purchasing at the market price fhe stocks not redeemable
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in the course of the proposed operation, <might be supplied in the months of January andVFebruary, 1833, by
- the application t^rom the revenues of that year.of a sum
equal to-j?^ of the amount applied from the ordinary revenues to the debt in the year 1832, say
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- $2,503,258 02
It may be further observed, that, should any diminution take place in the
estimated revenue, or should the expenditure.exceed the estimated amount,
the deficiency which either event might produce m the means of the Treasury applicable to the debt, would be supplied by the amount reserved in this
e^stimate for the unsatisfied, balances of appropriations. , For, although that
sum constitutes a legal charge on the Treasury, to be met as occasion requires, yet, in any estimate of present means, it may be considered rather
as a nominal than a real charge.
It'Will be thus perceived that the Government has the means, if properly
employed, .of reimbursing the whole of the public debt,, by purchase or
otherwise, on or before the 3d of March, 1833.
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The moral influence which such an example would,necessarily produce
throughout the world, in removing apprehension, and inspiring new confidence in our free institutions,-cannot be questioned.- Seventeen years
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ago the country emerged from an expensive war, encumbered with a debt
of more than one hundred and twenty seven millions, and in a comparatively defenceless state. In this short period it has promptly repealed all the
direct,and internal taxes, which were imposed during the war, relying mainly upon revehue derived from imports and sales of the public domain.
From these, sources., besides pfoviditig for the general expenditure, the
frontier hasbeen extensively fortified,, the naval and maritime resources
strengthened, and part.of the debt of gratitude to the survivors of the revolutionary war discharged. We have, moreover, contributed a large
share to the general improvement, added to the extent ofthe Union, by the
•purchase of the valuable territory of ^^Florida, and finally acquired' the
means of extinguishing the heavy debt incurred in sustaining the late war,
and all that remained of the debt of, theirevolution.
The anxious hope with which the people have "looked forward to this
period, notless than the present state of,/.the public mind, and the real interests of the community at large, recommendsi the prompt^ apphcation of
these means to that great object, if it can be done consistendy with a proper regard for other important considerations.
Ofthese means, as has'already been.shown;the shares owned by the Gov.'
ernment in the Bank of the United ^States are an indispensable part; and
for the reimbursement of the debt within the period contemplated, it will
be necessary to effect a sale of them for*a sum not less than eight millions
of dollars.
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The stock created by the United States, for their subscription to the
bank, having been actually paid previously tolhe 1st of July last, their interest in that institution has ceased to.be nominal merely, and the shares
form a part of the fiscal resources apphcable to the public demands.
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The objects connected with/the early reimbursement of the pubhc debt'
are more important than the interest of:i:the, Government as a mere stockholder ; and it is therefore'respectfully recommended to Congress to'authorize the sale of those shares for a sum not less than $8,000,000.
A;sale of so large an-amount in the public market could not be.expected
ko produce more than the par vahie;' and, if attempted under circumstances
|alculated to shake public confidences in the stability of the institution,
\To\i\d, in all probabihty, prove wholly abortive. For these reasons, it is
teemed advisable to effect a sale to the'bank itself—a measure believed to
be practicable on terms satisfactory both to the United States and that institution.
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In submitting this proposition to the >wisdom' of Congress, it is not intended that its adoption should^be founded on any pledge for the renewal
of the charter, of the bank. Considering, however, the connexion' of the
proposition with the bank, and viewing the whole subject as a necessary
part of the plans for the improvement and management of the revenue, and
for the support ofpublic credit, the^ undersigned feels it his duty to accompany it with a frank expression of his opinions.^
The act of Congress to estabhsh the Treasury Department makes it the
duty of the Secretary of the.Treasury to digest and prepare plans for the
support of public credit, and for the improvement and management of the
revenue. .The duties enjoined, as well by this act as by the subsequent
one of the 10th of May, 1800, requiring the Secretary ^'to digest,'prepare,
and lay before Congress, at the commencement of every session, a report
on-the subject of finance, containing, estimates of the public revenue and
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public expenditures, and plans\for improving or increasing the revenues
from time to time, for the purpose of giving information .to Congress, in
adopting modes for raising the money requisite to meet the public expenditures," have been supposed to include not merely the apphcation of the resources of the Gpvernment, but the whole subject of the currency, and the
means of preserving its soundness. -,
On this''supposition, the first Secretary ofthe Treasury, in his memorable
reports of January arid December, 1790, recommended a national bank as
^•an institution of primary'importance to the finances, and of the greatest
uhlity in the operations, connected with the support of public credit;" and
various communications since made-to Congress show th cit the same, views
were entertained of-their duties by others who ^have succeeded, him in the
department.
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The performance of the duties thus enjoined by law upon, the Secretary
of the Treasury implies, however,-, no commitment of any other department of the Govern ment; each being left free to act according to the, mode
pointed out by the constitution.
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The important charge confided to the Treasury Department, and on which
the operations of the Government essentially depend, in the improvement
and management of the revenueVand the support of pubhc .credit, and of
.transferring the public funds<^to all parts of the United States, imperiously
requires from'the Government all the facilities which it ma3r constitutionally
provide for those objects, and especially for regulating and preserving a
sound currency.
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As early as May, 1781, the -Congress of the United States, convened under the articles of confederation, approved the plan ofa national bank submitted to. their consideration'by. Mr. Morris, the'n superintendent ofthe
finances, and,' on.the 31st of December, of the same year, '' from a conviction of the ^support which the -finances of the United States would receive
frbm the establishment of a/national bank," passed an ordinance, incorporating such an institution,.-under the name and style of "The President, Direc, tors, and Company of the Bank of North America." The aid afforded by^
' that institution -was acknowledged to have been of essential consequence
during the remaining period-of the war, and its utility subsequent to th|
peace of little less importance. "
The authority of the present Government to create an institution for tliJS
same purposes cannotbe less clear. It has, moreover, the sanction of the
executive, legislative, and judicial authorities, and ofa majority ofthe people of the United States,, froni the organization,of the Government to the
present time. If public opinion cannot be considered the infallible expounder, it is amongthe soundest commentators of the constitution., I t i s
undoubtedly the wisest guide and only effective check to those to whom the
administration ofthe constitution is confided; and it is believed that, in
free and enlightened States, the harmony not less than the welfare of the
community is best promoted by. receiving as settled those great questions of
public policy in which the constituted authorities have long concurred, and
in which they have been sustained by the unequivocal expression of the
will of the people.
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The indispensable necessity of such an institution for the fiscal operations
of the Goyernment in all its .departments, for the regulation and .preservation of a. sound currency, for the aid of comniercial transactions gerierally,
and eyen, for the safety and utility ;of the local banks, is hot doubted; apd,:,:as
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is believed, has been shown in the past experience of the Governnient, and
in the general accommodatiomand operations of the present bank,
The present institution may indeed be considered as peculiarly the off*spring of that necessity, springing from, the inconveniences which followed
the loss of the first Bank of the United States, and the evils and distresses
incident to the excessive, and, in some instances, fraudulent issues of the
locaVbanks during the war. The propriety of continuing it is to be considered not more in reference to the expediency of banking generally, than
in regard to the actual state of things, and to the multiplicity of State banks
already in existence, and which can neither be displaced, nor in other manner controlled in their issues of paper by the General Government. This
is an evil not to be submitted to ; and the remedy at present applied,.while
it preserves a spund currency fpr the cpuntry at large, promotes the real interests of the local banks, by giving soundness^to their paper.
If the necessity ofa banking institution be conceded or shown, that which
shall judiciously combine the power ofthe Government with private enterprise is believed to be most efficacious. The Government would thus obtain
the benefit of individual sagacity in the general management of the Bank,,
and, by means of its deposites and share in the direction, possess the necessary power forthe prevention of abuse.
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It isnot intended to assert t h a t l h e Bank ofthe United States, as at present organizedjls perfect, or thatthe essential objects of-such an institution
might not be attained by means of an entirely new one, organized upon proper principles, and with salutary limitations. J t must be admitted, however,
that the good management of the present bank, the accommodation it has
given the Government, and the practical benefits it has rendered the community, whether it may or may not have accornplished all that was expected, from it, and the advantages of its present condition, are circumstances in
its favor, entitled to great weight, and give it strong claim.s upon the consideration of Congress in any future legislation upon the subject.
To these may be added the knowledge the present bank has acquired of
the business and wants of the various portions of this extensive^cpuntry,
'|vhich, being the result, of time and experience, is an advantage it must nepssarily possess over any new institution.^
It is to be observed, moreover, that the flicilities of capital actually afford^.d by the present institution to the agricultural, comniercial, and manufacture
,i|ng industry of all parts of the Union, could not be.withdrawn, even by
transferring, them to another institution, without a severe shock to each of
those interests, and to the relations of society generally. :
To similar considerations, it may be presumed, is to be traced the uniform
policy of theseveral States of the Union, of rechartering their local institutions, with such modifications as experience may have dictated., in prefer' ence to creating new ones.
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Should any objection be felt or entertained on the score of monopoly, I t
niight be obviated by placing, through the nieans of a sufficient premium,
the present jnstitution upon the footing of a new one, and guarding its future
operations by such judicious checks and limitations as. experiencemay have
shown to be necessary.
These considerations, and others which will be adverted to in a subsequent part of this report, the experience" of the department in the trying
periods of its history, and the convictions of his own judgment, concurring
with those of the eminent men who have preceded the undersigned in its
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administration, induce him to recommend the expediency of rechartering
the present bank ,at the proper time, and with such modifications as, without impairing its usefulness to, the Go^ernm(3nt and the community, may
be calculated to recornmend it to the approbation of the Executive, and,
what is vitally important, to the confidence of the people.
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Should Congress deem it expedient to authorize the sale of fhe bank
shares for a sum not less than eight milhPns of dollars, the reimbursement
ofthe public debt on or before the 3d of March, 1833, may be confidently
anticipated;, and from that period the arhount of revenue applicable to that
object will be no longer required.
The revision and alteration in the existing duties, ivhich will be called
for by this state of things, cannot too early engage the attention of Congress. The information requisite to the establishment of a scale of duties
upon a permanent and satisfactory basis, will require time; and a system,
in which so many iniportant in terests are involved, will be better subseryed
by prospective legislation tha'n by sudden changes. ^
The revenue derived from the present duties cannot be safely dispensed
with befpre the period assigned fbr the extinguishment of the public debt;
but such revised systeni as Congress may in its \visdom previously provide,, may, with entire propriety, be authorizedto take effect from and after
the 3d of March, 1833.
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Independently ofthe charge for the pubhc debt, the revenu^e for the expenditures of the Government,'as at present authorized, need not, it is estimated, exceed, annually the sum of $13,500,000.
It is believed, however, that there are other objects of expenditure of obvious expediency, if not of indispensable necessity, which it may be supposed have been postponed by the higher obligation of paying the public
debt. The present occasion is deemed propitious to provide for those objects in-a inanner to advance the glory and prosperity of the country without inconvenience to the^people, '.
It is therefore respectfully recommended, that, in addition to the expenditure as at present authorized, appropriations may, at theproper time,'
prpvided forthe following objects-: for augmenting the naval and inilitari
resources ; extending the armories ; arming the mJlitia ofthe several S'tatej
increasing the pay and emoluments of the havy officers to an equality wif
those of the army, and providing them with the means of nautical instruction; enlarging the navy hospital fund; strengthening the frontier defences;
removing obstructions from the western waters ; for making accurate arid
complete surveys of the coast, and for impreving the coast and harbors of
the Uniori so as to afford greater facilities to the commerce and navigation
of the United States. The occasion would also be a favorable one for constructing custom-houses and warehouses in the principal commercial cities,
in some ofwhich they are indispensably necessaryfor the purposes of the
revenue; and likewise for providing fPr the proper permanent accommodation ofthe courts of the United States and their officers.
In niany districts, the coriipensation ofthe officers ofthe customs, in the
present state of commerce, is insufficient for their support, and inadequate
to their services. As a part ofthe general system, however, and effectually
to guard the revenue, the services of such officers are necessary without regard to the amount of business; and it is believed expedient to make their
allowance commensurate with the vigilance required,-and the duties to be
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performed. A further improvement may bennade in the mode of compensating the officers of the customs, by substituting salaries for fees in ah the
collection districts, by which, at a comparatively smaU expense to the Treasury, commerce and navigation would be relieved from burdens always inconvenient, if not oppressive.
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It is believed that the public property and offices at the seat of Governrnent require improvement and extension, and that further appropriations
might be made to adapt them to the increasing business' of the country.
The salaries, of the, public ministers abroad must be acknowledged to' be
utterly inadequate, either for the dignity of the oflice.^ or the necessary comfort of their families. At some foreign cotirts, and those whose relations towards the United States are the most impprtant, the expenses incident to
the station are found so blirdensome as only to' be met by the private-resources ofthe minister. /Phe tendency of this is to throw those high trusts
altogether into the hands of the rich, which is'certaitily not according to the
genius of our system. Such a provision for pubh'c ministers as would obviate these evils, and enable the minister to perform the common duties of
hospitality to his countrymen, and.promote social intercourse between the
citizens of both nations, would notonly elevate the character of his country,
but essentially improve its public relations.
In addition to these objects, further provision may be made for those officers and soldiers of the revolution who are yet spared as monuments of that
patriotism and self-devotion, to which, under Providence, we owe our multiplied blessings.
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For the foregoing purposes, together with the existing, expenditure, and
a moderate allowance for such objects of general improvement as shall be of
an acknowledged national character, within the hmits, as'admitted by the Executive, of the powers of Congress over the subject, an annual revenue of
$15,000,000 will be fully adequate. It is. worthy of remark, that such an
amount of revenue would scarcely exceed one dollar on each individnal of
our pppulation, as it maybe reasonably-computed when lhe reduced duties
shall take effect, and that the individual burden would continue to diminish
^vith the increase of population and of the national resources.
- .The..sources from which the revenue has hitherto been derived are the
mports, public lands, and bank dividends. With the sale of the bank stock,
ithe latter wih cease; and as the imports, according to any scale of duties
Vhich it willbe expedient arid practicable to adopt, willbe amply sufficient
t^o meet all the expenditure; that portion.of the revenue heretofore drawn
from the sale of the public lands may be dispensed with, should Congress
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On this point, the undersigned deems it proper to observe, that the creation of numerous States throughout the western country, now forming a
most important part of fhe Union, and the relative powers claimed and exercised By Congress and the respective States over the public lands, have been
gradually accumulating causes of inquietude and difficulty, if not of complaint.
It may well deserve consideration, therefore, whether, at a period demanding
the amicable and permanent adjustment ofthe various subjects which now
agitate the public mind, these may not be advantageously disposed of, in common with the others, and upon principles just and satisfactory to all parts of
the Union.
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It must be admitted that the public lands were ceded by the States, or
subsequently acquired by the United States, for the common benefit; and that
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each State has an interest in their proceeds, of which it cannot be justly deprived. Over this part of the public property, the powers of the Generai
Government have been uniformly supposed to have a peculiarly extensive
scope, awd have been construed to authorize their application to purposes
of education and improvement, to which other branches of revenue were
not deemed applicable. It isnot practicable to keep the public lands out
of the market; and the present^mode of disposing of them is not the most
profitable either, to the General Government or to the States, and must, be
expected, when the proceeds shallbe no longer required for the pubhc debt,
to give rise tp new arid more serious objections.
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Under these circumstances, itis submitted to the wisdom of Gongress to
decide upon the propriety of disposing of all the'public lands, in the aggregate, to those States within whose territorial limits they lie, at a fair price,
to be settled in such a nianner as might be satisfactory' to all. The aggregate
: price ofthe whole may then be apportioned among the several States ofthe
Union,'according to such equitable ratio as may be consistent with the objects of the original cession, and the proportion of each may be paid or secured directly to the others by the respective States purchasing the land.
All cause of difficulty with the General Government on this subject would
then be remoyed; and no doubt can be entertained that, by means of stock
issued by the buying States, bearing a moderate interest; and which, inconsequence of the reinibursement of the public debt, would acquire a great
value, they would be able at orice to pay the amount upon advantageous
terms. It may not be unreasonable also to expect that the obligation to
;pay the annual interest upon the stock thus created would diminish the motive for selling the lands at prices calculated to impair thegeneral value of
-that -kind of property.
It is believed, moreover, that the interests of fhe several States would be
.better promoted by such a disposition of the public domain, thanby sales
in the mode hitherto adopted; and it would at once place at the-disposal of all
the States of the Union, upon fair terms, a fund for purposes of education
and improvement, of inestimable benefit to the future prosperity of the nation.
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Should Congress deeni it proper to dispense with Xhe public lands asj
source of revenue, the aniount to be raised, from imports aifter the .3d
March, 18,33, according to the foregoing estimate, will be $15,000,000);
:but, with a reliance upon the public lands, as heretofore,-it may be estimated at $12,000,000, to" which, as the case may be, it will be necessary fo
adopt the provision for the future.
Whatevpr room there may be for diversity of opiriion with respect to the
expediency bf distributing among the several States any surplus revenue that
may casually accrue, it is not doubted that any scheme for encouraging a sur..plus for distribution, or for any purpose which should make it necessary, will
-be generally discountenanced. There is too much reasoii to apprehend that
a regular, uniform dependance of the State Governments upon therevenue
ofthe Generai Government, or r a unifprm expectation fromthe same
source, would create too great an incentive to high and unequal dutics, and
not nierely disturb the harmoiay.pf the-lJnipri,"but ultimately undermine
and subvert the purity and independence ofthe State sovereignties.
The pubhc' welfare and the stability ofthe Union would be more effectually promoted, by leaying all that is not necessary to.a liberal public expenditure with the people themselves. Their affection for the Govefnment
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would be thereby strengthened, and the sources of individual and national
wealth augmented; so .that when the Government should have cause to:
increase ils expenditure for public eniergencies, it might rely upon a people
able and willing to answer the call. While these means of the national
wealth are thifs cherished, the niachinery by which duties,upon imports
are collected. and brought into the public treasury may be kept in full operation, and susceptible of greater efficiency whenever the 'exigency may
make it necessary.
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It is respectfully suggested that these considerations, and others that
will readily present themselves, point out the duties oil imports as the best
source of revenue, and peculiarly recommend that these duties should be
adapted to the actual expenditure of the Government
The propriety of reasonably protecting the domestic industry is fully conceded; but it is believed it would neither require rior justify the raising of
a larger amount of revenue than may be necessary to defray the expenses:
of the Government Some ofthe evfls ofa surplus which an excess of revenue beyond the expenditure would necessarily induce, havebeen already
noticed. To these'may be added the effect upon the'peace and harmony
ofthe country,.and upon the safety of the Union, which should certainly
not be hazarded for any object not of vital importance to its welfctre.
Ifit couldbe sliown thatthe labor and capital of the United States required greater aid to shield them from the injurious regulatioiis of foreign
States, sound policy would rather recommend a system of bounties, l3y
which the duties collected from imports.might be directly applied to the
objects to be cherished, than the accumulation ofmoney in the Treasury.
No such necessity, however, is supposed to exist.
The amount of revenue equal to the authorized expenditures ofthe Gpvernment, it is the constitutional duty of Congress to provide; and to a
tariff framed for this effect, it is not -perceived there can be auy reasonable
objection. Of this duty, the constitution itself precludes all doubt, by authorizing both the expenditure and the means of defraying it.
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it will be difficult preGi,?ely to graduate the revenue to the expenditure.
irhe necessity of avoiding the possibility of a deficiency in the revenue,
;id the perpetual'fluctuation in the demand and suppl3^, render such a task
flmost impracticable. An excess of revenue; therefore, under any prudent
ystem of duties, may be for a time unavoidable; but this can be better asci^rtainedby experien.ce,'and the-evil obviated, either by enlarging the expenditure for the public purpose, or by reducing the duties on such articles
as the condition of • the cpuntry would best admit.
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In providing a revenue upon this principle, and for those purposes., the
attention of Congress wilhbe necessarily directed to the articles of imports
frorii which the duties should be collected; and this is a question of expediency merely, to be decided with a just regard to all the great interests in,volved in the subject.
To distribute the duties in such a manner, as far as that may be practicable, as to encourage and protect the labor ofthe people ofthe United States
from th?. advantages of superior skill and capital and the rival preferences
of foreign countries, to cherish and preserve those manufactures which
have grown up under our own legislation, which contribute to the natipnal
weath, and are essential to our independence and safety,lo the defence of
the country, the supply of its necessary wants, and to thegeneral prosper!
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ty, is considered to be an indispensable duty. The vast amount of pi^operty employed in the northern, western,/and middle portions of the Union
upon the ftiith of our own system of laws, arid in which, the interests of
every brarich of our industry are. involved, could not be immediately abaiidbned withput the most-ruinous consequences. .,
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The various opinions by which the peopleof the IJnited States are divided
upon this subject, concern the peace and harmony of the country, and
recommend-an adjustment on practical principles, rather than with reference to any abstract doctrines of political economy..
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The proposed action of Congress will not be directed to introduce or
cbuntenance for the first time the adaptation of duties for revenue to the
protection :of Anierican labor and capital. The origin, of that lies at the
foundation'of the Goyernment; and, taking root in the act of July, 1789, it
has since increased and spread over our Avhole legislation, has quickened
each branch of industry, and afl'ected most of the important relations ofthe
comrriunity; - That it anay have gon^ beyond the proper standard, and that
the present crisis requires that it should be confined withiii reasonable limits,
will not be denied. It ought to be remarked, however, that the amount of
the revenue has not at any time exceeded the authorized objects of expenditure; and that, in preserving such an equality in future, justice to every
portion of the'conimunity requires that it should be accomplished without
uprooting-those great interests^ which have been providently planted and
carefully nourished.
. If the amount of expenditure be regulated by an enlightened economy,
and the aggregate of duties levied on imports be neither extravagant nor oppressive to the consumer, it is deemed to be. comparatively unimportant
whetheri it be collected from many or. few articles of importation. It could
only become materia! by causing the duties to bear unequally upon particular classes. It might not be practicable, however, in such a community as
ours: andin distributing fhc: duties with any reference whatever to the pro.tection'of labor,.altogether to avoid that inconvenience, so much of the ineonvenience as may be unavoidable: riiight be temporarily submitted to, for
the sake of the national advantages it would ultimately.confer. ' It may b^
expected,.alsp, that the poorer classes, so far as any such inequahty wouk
affect them, will be generally indemnified bythe increased activity given S
profit able\ modes of. employment.
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. Happily for the United States, the su.ni to which it is now proposed to
liriiit the revenue is hot iikely to be oppressive on any class, even according to the present numbers of the American population. It is also tobe
observed, that relatively, both to population and the means of consuihption,
it would annually diminish;, while the cheapenina- of transportation,.by the
means of the rapidly increasing facilities of intercourse, would constantly
tend to equalize "prices, and diffnse|the benefitsof labor.
The objects more particularly requiring the aid of the existing duties,
uponthe principles of this report, aie believed .to be wool, woollens, cottons,
iron, hemp, and sugar, as comprehending those articles in which the agricultural and manufacturing industry are more particularly interested.
Upon these articles,, the average duty collected in the,yea.rs 1829 and
1830 amounted to $8,940,393, as i$ vshown by the annexed statement
These duties could not be materially changed at present, without the
effect already deprecated. No objection-is perceived, however, to snch.
gradual reduction of them in future as may withdraw the aid thus afforded,
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as the growth and stability of our manufactures will enable them to dispense
with it, to such a degree at least as will, with the aid of an increase of population and the means of consumption, still leave a revenue adequate to the
expenditures, or until what may be withdrawn from them may be levied
on other articles which may be found to admit of it.
The additional sum,, which, together with the amouiit of those duties, it
may be necessary for Congress to provide in a re-adjustment of the tariff',
will depend upon its decision as to confining the expenditures to the present "
objects, or of enlarging'them as herein suggested: In the ibrmer case, the
sum of $4,559,607, and, in the latter, the sum of .$6,059,607, wiU be required: and, in regard to either estimate, the provision should be upon a
scale sufficiently liberal to,guard againyt the chance of a deficiency. In providing for either sum, the duties may be advantageously retained uponthose
articles pf luxury, or which are principally consumed bythe wealthier classes,
or upon those notabundantly'producv^.d in the United States, in'preference to
others. The effect of this would be to.countervail to the poorer classes,
by cheapeliing their general supply, the higher duties dn other articles. . At
the same time, the duties may be removed from such raw materials as wiii
admit of it without detriment to our agriculture; whereby the manufacturers
would be enabled tcsell cheaper, and, also, the sooner to dispense with a part
of the duties which may, be at present retained for their protection. Any
arnount of duty upon, a raw material is, .to its extent, an injury to the manufacturer, requiring further countervailirig protection against our ownrather
than foreign regulations, and is pnly to be justified by the paramount interests
of agriculture. ^ In that case, itwould deserve consideration whetherlhe encouragement of an object of agriculture might not be. more properly reconciled with the encouragement of fhe manufacture, and with greater equality
as regards other interests, by bounties rather than by a duty on the raw
material.
'. W^hile presenting these views, the burdens to which the interests of navigation have been subjected by the existing duties on articles necessary in
shipbuilding, have not been over boiled; and, while equitably adjusting
other interests; this'may require ,from, the Legislature particular attention,.
The great importance, both of our foreign and coasting navigation tothe
•country, and especially to those interests now requiring to. be cherished,
\cannot be doubted. In^-the competition which it is obliged- to mainta,in with
ithe commerce of the world, every where the object of peculiar aid, it
would seem to demand of the •Government a liberal support. It is believed
that the expenses oi building and fitting out vessels of every description,
including steamboats, are injuriously increased- by the present duties ; and
that a drawback of alarge portion, if not the whole of the duty ori all the
articles coinposed of iron, hemp, fiax, or copper, whether of foreign.or domestic production, used in their construction or equip'ment, might be authorized, under proper safeguards, with obvious advantage to.other interests,
and without material detriment to the revenue.
It is hoped, however, that these suggestions will be received as proceeding from a sense of official duty, and intended to invite the attention of
Congress to the-various modes of revising the, existing scale of duties,
froni which a" selection, may .be more judiciously rnade with the aid of
greater inforniation than is at present in possession .of the department,
rather than to present a digested scheme for the future revenue.
The undersigned is not insensible to the embarrassments attending such
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a subject, both from its delicacy and complexity; and the difficulties of
reconciling any system of duties, in the present condition of the public
mind, with the interests and views of all, are fully appreciated. These
can be surmounted only by the v/isdom and patridtism of the people and of
Congress. He cannot doubt, however, that it will be the wish of all earnestly to endeavor to surmount them; and he confides in the forbearance
and liberality bf an erilightened public to accomplish the task. He respectfully suggests that the subject is to be dealt with in the spirit of a liberal
compromise, in which, for the sake, of the general harmxony, each conflicting interest should be expected to yield a part for the common benefit
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The diversity of interests which characterize different portions ofthe
Union, arising from geographical ppsition and peculiarity of habits and
pursuits, does not admit of that degree'of favor to any particular interest,
which, in other countries differently situated, may be safely and wisely
granted. The-industry of each portion of the Union should be equally
regarded and gradually fostered; by whicli means, each would as certainly,
though more slowly, attain maturity, without the aid of measures dangerous
to the general peace and harmony.
Similar considerations prevailed in the formatioii ofthe constitution,and, at that period, thp difficulty of drawing with precision the line between
rights surrendered and those reserved, at all times great, was increased by a
difference among the several States as to their situation, extent, habits, and
particular interests. In harmonizing these various objects, and conducting
them to practical results, the framers of that instrument kept steadily in
view '-the consolidation of the Union, and the general prosperity of the
whole." By merging in these all objects of inferior magnitude, the, constitution came from their hands "the result of a spirit of amity, and of
that mutual deference and concession which the peculiarity of our polixicai
situation rendered indispensable." '• The full and entire approbation of
every State was not counted upon; but it was hoped that each would consider that; had her interests been alone consulted, the consequences- might
have been particularly disagn^eaible or injurious.'In the Governmerit thus fo.rmed, were fully and effectually vested the
power of making war, peace, and treaties ; that of levying money and regulating commerce; arid the corresponding judicial and executive powders of
expounding and executing the whole.
Upon no other principles, and in no other spirit, can the constitution be
administered with safety to the UnioM. Whe force of the Government is a
moral force, Testing upon the sound action of the public opinion throughout
the various portions of the country. Due respect for the rights and duties'
ofthe States, and a mild, equal, and moderate exercise of those confided to
the General Government, with a ready deference-to the will of the.people,
are believed to constitute the soundest 'policy, and to furnish tlie best safe-'
guards.
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The observance of this policy is the diity of the Government; and a-pa.tript^ic, acquiescence in measures calculated to,effeci it, though they mayocr
casionally act with some inequality, is noli less the dnty of the people. Considerations of power are not alone involved either in measures or opinions,
affecting the interests arid harmony of the comniunity; and no measures
can or ought long to prevail, without a broad and general support from public opinion. The obligation of laws constitutionally enacted by the proper
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authorities, is not to be questioned; but extreme measures, adopted by slender majorities, and-obnoxious to the interests and opinions of minorities,
powerful in numbers, wealth, and intelligence, cannotbe persevered in without danger to the general harmony, and without undermining the moral
power, not merely of the executive and legislative departnients, but also
that ofthe judiciary, Vhich may be cahed to sustain the authority, without
the option of deciding upon the expediency ofthe measure. In our systeni,
each side has iniportant rights; .and those of the minority consist'in requiring that the power of the majority be exerted with a just regard to their interests, bpth of person and property. Without a reasonable deference and
concession, both as to measures and opinions, the great objects of the Government.cannot be attained; and, while- it is conceded thatit would be
iriiproper to push measures for the protection of the labor or improvenient
of the country to an extreme or oppressive degree, it must also be admitted
that it would not be less so altogether to deny to the General Government
the moderate exercise of powers for those objects for which it is beheved
mainly to have been instituted.
The real strength of the' Governnient depends not more upon an harmonious action of its, various parts, than in producing the same effect upon
the various interests over which it acts.
Considering the amount of labor and capital employed in manufactures
of the greatest importance to thecountry, and-which have already contributed so essentially to our defence and safety, and to the general prosperity,
it could not be expected that they should be suddenly abandoned. Regarding, at the same time, the diversity of interests resulting from the- pecuhar
situation of the United States, the manufacturing interest itself should be
content with a moderate and gradual protection, rather thanby extfeme
measures to endanger the public tranquillity. The indispensable necessity
of the aid ofthe General Governnient for those objects of acknowledged national concern, more especially the iniprovement of the rivers andvharbors
which are the great highway of the people, and to which the means ofthe
several States are both inadequate and inapplicable, could not be withheld
without opposition to the opinions of a majority of the people, and the inwterests of many portions.of the Union! Itis, atthe same time, admitted
l-hat this aid should be moderately conferred, and with proper deference to
^opinions of an opposite character. And it cannot be doubted that too extensive an exercise ofthe powers/of the General Government over these objects would ultimately subvert thev constitutional sovereignty of the'States,
It must be acknowledged that the just m.edium on all these subjects is difficult of attainment; but in the, desire to seek, and in the sagacity to adopt
the best, consists the true policy of an American statesman.
If the adjustment suggested to Corigress by the views hazarded in this
report be in anywise entitled to their respect, it is not unreasonable to hope
that the various topics of national concern at present engaging-the attentiori
of the people may facilitate rather than embarrassthe task. The interests
of agriculture, commerce, and manufiictures, and.the final disposition ofthe
public lands, are the prominent, and necessary, and immediate objects of
public policy. As incident, however, and indeed necessary, to the security
and prosperity of these great interests, the preservation of a sound currency
cannot escape attention. On the soundness and steadiness of this indispensable niedium pf exchange depend the value and stability of every description of property,' not less than the activity of every branch of business: and
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it is not to be doubted that the commercial and manufacturing industrywon Id be most severely and immediately affected by any derangement of
this spring of their prosperity.
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The measures of the General Government.in res/pect to ,the tariff, to objects of ^public improvement, to the public lands, and to the Bank of the
United States, are the sources of the existing solicitude throughout the
country.. For the permanent adjustment of aU, iii a manner to promote the
harmony, of all parts of the Union, and elevate the moral character of the
country; the wisdom ancl patriotism of the Governinent and of the people
can alone belookedto.
, Independently of the considerations, connected with the currency, the
interests both of the Government and individuals involved in.the Bank,of
the United States make the stabihty of that institutipn an object of great
importance. No. reason is perceived why this great interest shpuld not be
equally considered in the.spheme of deference, and concession, and compromise, which the pubhc safety, riot less than the national prosperity, so
urgently recommends. While^conflicting interests and opinions on other
' subjects are invited to meet on middle ground, and, on the'altar of common
good, each, to offer something for the preservation of concord and union
throughout this favored land, the advocates and ppposers of the existing
system for regulating the currency inay als^o be expected to join'ill the
same patriotic sacrifice.
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It is not perceived that any other .satisfactory basis for a scheme of general adjustment can be devised, than, that which shall pay a just regaid to
the interests of all, and observe a proper deference to the public will. On
this ground, mainly,,one portion of the agricultural-interest has been invited, to accommodate opinions conscientiously formed and ardently advocated
to opposite opinions more successfully maintained by other and more poweilul interests.' The invitation could not.be more appropriately, recom,mende'd, than, by affording an example, in pther cases founded, upon the
same principle. Ac.quiescence in the public will is not less the duty of
Government than of the people themselves. The utmost/respect is felt.for
an independent exercise of conscientious opinions; but, in a country like
ours, though a sense of duty authorizes all fair attempts to convince the
pubhc mind, it equally dictates a ready acquiescence by all in the publicl
will finally expressed, .
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In presenting to the view oi Congress the means of the GovernmentJ
the bonds due for duties which are now in-suit have been reserved for tlii^
place. The aniount of bonds remaining in suit since the commencement
of the Government may be estiniated, on.the 30th of September last,, at
$6,835,821 63? Of this sum, it is beheved that not more than one million
of dollars could,, under any circunistances, be recovered. The debtors,
however, remain legaUy liable for the whole amount, and, without the hope
of ever paying, are thereby kept in a state of poverty and helplessness.
The act passed at the last session of Congress for the relief of certain insol vent.debtors, according to the constructipn which has been given to it,
has afforded but little relief to those for whom it was prpbably intended.
It. will be the duty of the undersigned, in a subsequent report, in conformity
with that law, to lay before Congress the principles and riiaLiiner of its
execution. It,may npt be out of pface, in the mean time, when presenting
a general view of the financial ineans of. the Government, tp recommend
a t no reliance should be placed on these debts. . ,
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The punctuality of the American merchant jn the. pay ment of duties, in
every peripd of pur history, and under the most severe vicissitudes, is deserving of the greatest vsidmiration. Ofthe whole amount of customliouse
bonds faihng due in the first three quarters of the present year, only
$46,965 76 have been unpaid. - Of seven^iundred and eighty-one millions
of dollars secured for duties from the commencement of the- Government
l o t h e 30th of September last, the whole loss .may be estimated to be less
than six millions-of dollars. These delinquencies are believed in most,
if not in all instances; to have been the result of unayoidable misfortune,
involving, in the ruin of the principal, the sureties required by the laws of
the United States.- In most cases, the United States, by means of the
existing priority acts, have obtained the benefit of v/hatever property the
debtors.possessed at the time of their insolvency. In many instances, their
general creditors have either released, or would be willirig to release them,
if the claim ofthe Government did not render such an act of liberaUty unavailing. By this means, a large number of our fellow-citizens, of fair
character and intelligence, and qualified by their exertions to promote the
prosperity of the couritry, are paralyzed in their industry, and deprived of
the, means of providing for their families, and contributing to the. general
stock of labor. It is respectfully submitted to the wisdom and gerierosity
of Congress, whether the occasion of. extinguishing the national debt, and
reUeving the burdens of tjie community at large, and where the greatest
amount likely to be recovered is not required for the public exigencies, is
not also propitious fOr giving absolute relief to those enterprising men, who,
in times of difficulty and need, contributed to enrich the public treasury.
The period of/the total extinguishment of the national debt will be a period
of national rejoicing, and might be properly signalized by such an act of
grace to-this unfortunate class of our countrymen.
. Should Congress, however, desire to compel, the payment of any portion
of these debts, dr to discriminate among, the objects of its clemency, it is
believed that a law of greater scope than the present, authorizing an in.quiry
into the facts, and a discharge of the debtor wliere there is no fraud, with
or without payment of any particular amount, and returning to each debtor
a reasonable per centage of the'sum paid, is. recommended as expedient and
^necessary.
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T h e Secretary of the Trcclsury also transmits a report froni the Commissioner of the General Land Office, showing the state of the affairs of that
branch of the departmerit.
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All which is respectfully submitted.
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A S T A T ' E M E N T exkibiiing tke duties wkick accrued on ' inei^ckandise,-tonnage, passports, and clearances fi ofi debentures issued on tke exportation ofi fioreign merckandise ; drawback on domestic refined sugar, a n d domesiic distilled
sjnrits exp or-ted ; bounty on salted fiisk exported ; allowances to vessels employed in tkefitsker ies ; and of exjoenses ofi
collection during tke year ending oh tke 3lst ofi December, 1830.
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Foreign tonnage in foreign trade
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TREAStTRX "-DEPARTMENT, Register's Ofice, December 7, ISZL
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870,299
134,419
1,004,718
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SECRETARY OF T H E TREASURY.
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B.
A S T A T E M E . N T exiiibiting the values and quantities, respectively, of
inerchandise on iohick duties actually accrued ^during the,year 1839,
[consisting ofi tke difference between articles paying duty imported, and
those eatitted to drawback re-exported;) and, also, ofi the nett revenue
ivhich accrued that year firom duties on merchandise, tonnage, passports, and clearances.
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MERCHANDISE PAYING DUTIES AD'VALOREM.
7,513 dollars, at
,.2,351,210
do.
3,132,676^do.
7,127,463
-.do.
do.
23,168,079
do.
2,814,961
do.
556,945
do.
1,017,027
'do.
244,699
do.
4,193,733
do.
616,615
12 per cent,
I2h
do. .
15
do.
20
do.25
do.
30.
do.
33*
do.
35
• do.
40
do.
45
do.
do.
50
45,230,926
25.78 average
$ 901
293,901
• '469,901
1,425,492
5,792,019
• 844,488
185,648
355,959
97,879
1,887,182
308,307
5;6
25
40
60
75
30
34
45
60
10
50
$11,661,681 85
DUTIES ON SPECIFIC ARTICLES.
2,666,594
1. Wines
1,079,163
2. Spirits
JVtol asses 7,173,514
2,692,864
Do.
6,141,808
3. Teas
37,121,910
Coffee
1,671,439
Do-.
96,387-,358
4. Susrar
,256,010
5. Salt
6. All other articles
gallons, average 18.39
.- do.
D/.47
do. •
40
do,
5
pomids,
33.28
5
do.
2
do.
3.07
do.
20
bushels,
490,529
620,280
717,351
134,643
. 2,044,318
1,856,095
33,428
2,960,417
• '651,202
2,392,482
35
90
40
20
10
50
78.
18
00
31
11,900,748 72
23,562,430 57
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Add duties which accrued on merchandise, the particulars of which could
not be ascertained, after deducting therefrom duties refunded and difference in calculation
-
54,788 46
23,617,219 03
^Add interest oU: custom-house bonds
storage received
•,
passports and clearances
' 10 per cent, extra duty on foreign vessels
discount > -,
-23,131
5,692
11,356
16,195
3,128
76
01
00
43
53
59,503 73
23,676,722.76
[ Deduct drawback on domestic spirits
-'
drawbaciv on domestic rcfiaed sugar
1,035 95
84 ,'230 48
85,266 40
23,591,456 36
Altd duties on tonnage
\ iight money"
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\
119,254 59
11,216 69
130,471 28
Gross revenue
Dediict expenses of collection
23,721,927 64
. 1,024,248 IS
Nett revenue, per statement A
22,697,679 46
REPORTS OF THE
238
[1831
Explanatory Statements and'Notes.
149,988 gallons at ,50 cents
I. Wines—Madeira
• - ' "
. Sherry
-39,466 do. ' ,50 do.
. Red.of France and Spain
10 do.
757,442 'do.
Other of France and Spai 1 - 1,305,675 do.
15 ^ do.Sicily. - •
30 do.
45,046 do.'
..-Claret, &c..,'bottled
- .' 35,742 do.- . 30 do.
Other in casks
- .
,333,235 do. . , 30 do.,
.
-
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,2,6,66,594,
2. Spirits-—from erain
1 st .proof
- 2d do.
3d do.
' 4th do.
5th. do.
Other materials, lst(fe2d proof, 3d proof
--''
\ 4th do.
Exported other
- 'spirits at 48 cents
do.
72
do.
85
Sv4,994
19,733
75,744
. 195,851
13,513
10,722
• 99,970
490 ,'529 35
av. 18.39
459,490 gallons at 57 cents
' 60 do.
7,439 do.
63 do.
20,030 do.67 do. •
• 887 do.
75 • do. '
6,660 do.
53 do. •
96,944 do.
57 do.
347,412 do. 63 do. •
156,626 do.
' -261,909
4,^63
12,618
594
4,995
51,380
. 198,024
. 98,674
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.
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64 80
8,012,88
4,301 85
12,379 53
16,325
1,079,163 av." 57.47
1
•
30
40
90
29
00
32
84
38
632,660 43
1,095,488
135
- 11 129
- 5 061-
00
00
20
25
80
60
50
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620,280 90
.
148,925 pounds at
3. Teas—Bohea
Souchong- 1,607,222 do.
do.
Hyson skin, &c. 1,314,229
do.
Hyson and young, hyson - , - - 2,812,646
do. •
imperial, gunpowder, &c.
- 273,246
- Extra dui,y on teas imported fromi other
places than China
- .. " •
-vExported hyson skin, &c. -
6,156,268
14,460
6,141,808
12. cents
25 do.
28 do.
40 do.
50 do.
17,8-71 00
401,805 .50
• 367,984 12
. 1,125,058 40
136,623 00
38' do.
2,049,812 97
5,494 80
470 88
'
do.
average 33.28
'. 2,044,318^0
89,507,714 pounds at 3 cents
6,879,644 do. . 4 do..
. 2,685,231 42
. , 275,185 76
96,387,358 average 3.07 -
4. Sugars—brown, &c. : • White,-clayed, &c.
2,960,417 18
4,387,510 at-20 cents
b. Salt—Imported, bushels
Exported 100,268
Bounties and allowances reduced
into bushels, ' at 20 cents per
i;031,232
bushel ,1,131,500 at 20 cents
3,256,010 at 20 cents.
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226,300 0 0
651,202/00
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SECRETARY OF,THE TREASURY.
239
Explanatory Statements and' iVoies—Continued.
Cluahtity.
6. All Other articles.
i
I
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Woollens, not al)ove 33icts.
Carpeting, Brussels, Wilton, &.c.
Venetian and ingrain
flags, matting, &c.
Flooivclolhs, patent paintjed, &c.
all other*
Furniture oil cloth Sail duck
Do.
Bagging, cotton
• '-'
Vinegar
Beer, ale, and porter,'in "bottles
Do.
do. .in casks
Oil, spermaceti
whale and other fish
olive
castor /
- linseed
- '
Cocoa'
~-
1
Do.
-
Bkistles
I
1
1
G|ue ochre, in- oil PaEnts,
\
dry -
•
•
•
1
•
I
• '
.
\ ^ white and red lead - '
,^ whiting
^; litharge . , sugar of lead
Lead, pig, bar, and sheet
shot
- •
-
• ~ -
-
, -
1
Chocolate
- •
.
1
Sugar, candy
. -^ •
1
loaf
1
other refmed 1
Fruits, almonds' ' ' 1
currants •
1
prunes and plums ' - .
1
figs
1
raisins, jar and Muscatel
1
other
1
Candles, wax
-, ' • - .
1
.''
. spermaceti
1
Cheese -,
- '
1
Lard
"
I
Butter
.•
Beef and pork
- .
1
Hams and other bacon
^
Camphor, crude
1 ^
Salts, Epsom
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^ ^ ^ v S p i c e s , Cayenne pepper
^ H
ginger - ^^K
>mace
H K
nutmegs
^^Wj
cinnamon
WF 1
cloves
1
I
pimento
- ' 1
T
cassia
1
VSiiuff
1
It ndigo
1
-1 DS,
•
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-,
I
Unrunpowder
1
per square yard
do.
do.
do.
- do.
- do.
- do.
. do. .
- do.
-.
- do.
gallons
- do.
do.
do.
do.
- do.
-do.
-> do.' '
-'
• - pounds
do.
_
» do.
- do.
. .do.
- do.
-' do.
-' do.
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do. •
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
- do.
- do.
- do.
do.
.
do.
- do.
- do.
- do.
. . do.
do.
. do.
. do.
- _ do.
do. ^
.
- do.
do. .
, do.
- "do.
- do.
do.
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- do.
. do.
- do.
- do.
-
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-
.
-
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1,082,811
73,768
154,312
68,340
16,450
3,537
7,573
26,094
1,019,163
271,362
14,122
51,684
2,376
10
1,554
40,735
13
6,902
970,035
69,032
5,340
303
218,879,
- 102
,
895,496
188,686
•90V370
973,878'
4,239,724
3", 724,282
.523
461
41,472
7,287
1,968
38,251
^,073
50,043
896
1,261
104
2,866
• 51
55,8754,244
16,597
509,362
. 132^122
3,384
210J;16
228,089
74,479
43,577
98,162
43,076
1,112
889,004
15,539
, 272,073
233
113,259
1^1,354
445
Rate of
.duty.
Cts.
14
70
40"
15.
50
25
15
.9h
10
20
15
25
15
25
40
25
2
1
4
12
12
10
4
3
4
3
6
8
93
5
2
3
. 84
2
15
: 2
100
'. 60
25
25
6
6
12
20
30
3
Ih
1
5
1
5
5
3
4
Duties,
S151,593 54
51,637 60
61,724 80
10,251 00
8,225 00
884 25
1,135 95
2,478 93
.101,916 30
13,568 10
' 1,129 76
10,336 80
356 40
2 50
233 10
10,183 75
- 5 20
.. 1,725' 50
19,400 70
690 32
213 60
36 3'6
^ 26,265 48
10 20
26,864 88
5,660 58
. 3,614 80
- 29,216 34
169,5te 96
111,728 46
31 38
36 88
3,732 48
218 61
98 40
765 02
242 19
4,003 44
35 84
25 22
15,60
57 32
51 00
.33,525 00
1,061 00
4,149 25
30,561 72
7,927 32
406 08
42,023 20
68,426 70
2,234 37
" 3,486 16
2,944 86
2,153 80
16 68
8,890 04
.776 95
2,720 73
11 65
5,662 95
3,640 62
17 80
240
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, REPORTS OF THE
Explanatory Statements and i\oi!e5—Continued.
6. All other articles.
.Gluantity.
878
Cordage, cables,
_ .. ,- pounds
untarred - , •
. ^do.
44,610
Twine and packthread - - ,
do.
386,043
Corks
• • do.
120,651
Copper, rods and bolts
do.
15,800
Fire-arms, muskets '•No.
•2,422
' rifles
do.'
8
Iron wire, not above No. 14 ^
- pounds
290,032
do. •
above .JN^.o. 14
226,388
tacks, &c. not above 16 oz. perM.
M.
' 13,818
- pounds
: 2,058'
above 16.oz. nails
- . - - • •
- ' .- ^ do.
657,921
37,184'
spikes
. do.
chain cables'
do.'
680,320
-•
.do.
. mill cranks
• 2,829
mill saws
No.
4,100
anchor's
-'
• - pounds
26,362
anvils
-,,^
- -do.
818,955
hammers
do.
79,452
castings, vessels of
- •
- ,
do.
' 805,209
other - ^ do.
702,079
"round aad braziers'" rods . -'
do.
354,314
nail and spike rods^ ., - do.
• 33,217
sheet and hoop 2,229,849
- , do.
in pigs
' - •
cwt.
27,392
bar and bolt,,hammered
- pounds 45,927,240
rolled
cwt.
153,718
Steel
• do.
21,715Hemp
- '
• - ' do.
. 2,242
Do.
.
.21,581
do.
Flax
2,531
do.
Wool
- pounds
1,035,557
Wheat flour .
.
cwt.
236
Coal .
- - ^ ^ bushels
1,56.7,309
Wheat
r
do.
470
Oats
2,081
.do.
Potatoes
21 ,.463
do.
Paper, folio and 4to post
- pounds
27,176
printing
do.
3,296
sheathing
- . do.
10,648
all other
-do. . '
34,485
Books, printed previous to 1775
- vols.
279
printed in other languages tlian Latin, "
^
&c.
do.
. 102,850
Latin and Greek, bound
- pounds
5,243
boards
..
do.
'
3,557
all other, bound
do.
13,084
boards
do.
75,903
Glass-ware, cut and hot specified - do. 11,153
• other articles of
-do.
708,958
vials, not above 6 oz. - .
- gross ,
/834
8oz. - ' , -do^
129
bottles, not above 1. .quart
do.
12,244
2 "
do.
53
1, gallon
do.
12
• demijohns
' -.
- 38,418
No.
windoWj not above 8 by 10 iriches - -lOOsq.ft.
35
10 by 12 do.
do.
110
,. ;
10 by 15 do.
do.
307
' above 10 by 15 do.
do.
'
1,407
CAVt.
Slates,.not above 6 by 12 inches
1,675
12 by 14 do.
do.
7,669
14 by 16 do.. •do.
53,811
Rate of
duty.
Cts.
4
5
5
^ . 12
4
150
250
" 6
- 10
5
5
. 5
' 4
3
4
• 100
2. 2
2§
Duties.
$35 12
2,230 50
19,302 15
14,478 12
632 00
3,633 00
20 00
17,401 92
22,638 80
690 90
102 90
32,896 05
1,487 39
20,409 60
113 16
4,100 00
• 527 24
16,379 10
• 1,986 30
12,078 13
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7,020 79
•
31
12,400 99
3^
1,162 60
3.}
78,044 72
62i
17,120 00
1
• 459,272 40
185 ^"
284,378 30
150
32,569 50
250
5,605 00
275
59,347 75
225
5,694 75
•• 4
41,422 28.
50
118 00
6 .
94,038 54
25
117 50
10
'208 10
10
2,146 30
20
5,435 20
10
329 60
3
319 44
15
5,172 7 5 i
4
11 l 4
4
15
13
30
26 :
3
•
2
175
125
200
250
300
^25
300
350
400
500
20 25
30
,
4^114 00
786 45
462 41i
3,925 20
19,734 78
334 5?)
14,179 m
1,459 5?0
161 f35
24,^488 b o
132/50
36/ 00
9,604 50
IQ^ 00
3/85 00
• .1,2:28 00
7,U35 00
'335 00
- 1,917 25
16,143 30
.
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SECRETARY OP -THE TREASURY-
241
Explanatory Statements mid Notes—Continued.
•"' 6. All other articles.
Slates, not above 16 by 18 inches -*
18by20; 4Q. . 20 by 24 do.
•above,
20 by 24 Ao.
Fish, dried or smoked
salmon, pickled " • : mackerel
- ' . other .
! Shoes, silk - ' ' - _ -" . prunelle
.-,!;leather
•• ' r
child ren''s
: IB oots and bootees
Cigars
. : Playing cards
.
-
- •
Rate of
duty; '
Quantity.
: ' ..
cwt.
do.
do".
do:.
- quintals
- barrels
- -^ do.
^
- , do.
- pairs ^
do., ,
do, '
do.
do.
- - ,, M.
- packs.
9,539
2,944
'3,126,
-^
334
801
1,616
267
592
2,939
745
5,521
539
^ 360
22,826
272
Cts.
35
40 :
^45 ,
50 .:
100
200
]50
100 ,
- 30 i
25 ^^
-
.' 25 1
15
. • 150
~' 250 •
' ^^
: Duties.
$3,338 65
1,177 60
1,406 70
167 00
801 00
.3,232 00
400-50
392 00
881 70
186 25
1,380 25
80 85
540 00
57,065 00
81 60
2,-511,405 4J
Deduct excess', of Exportation ever Importation^ viz-.
Carpeting, flags, &c.
€andles, tallow
Soap -< .^ Tallow
Pepper
"Tobacco
Cordage, tarred
Copper, nails and spikes
Flax -•
. Fiax - '
Paper, foolscap ,
342 square yards at 32 cents
38,978 pounds
5
48,290 do.
4
79,529 d a
I
224,254 do.
8
31 do.
10
1,047,242 do,
4
2,147^ do.
4
864 cwt
175
20 do.
.200
107,421 pounds
17
t l 0 9 44
• 1,948 90
1,931 60
795 29
17,940 32
3 10
4-i,889, 68
^ '85 88
1,^12 OO
40 00
18,261 57
Deduct.articles exported at former duiies.
Sail duck
Cotton bagging - >
Indigo Whitelead
Bar lead . .. Leaden pipes —
^Iron, sheet arid hoop •
bar, rolled
hammered
Hemp \ Vials not above 6 oz.
59,712 sq. yds.
24,908 do.
63,219 pounds
148,597-do.
487,904 da
13,842 do. ,
814 cwt.
470 d a
100 do.
350 d a
44 gross
.at
9 cents
.41
•
15
4
2
5
50
150
90
225
iOO
5,374
1,120
t).,482
5,943
^,758
692
407
705
90
787
44
08
85
8,5
88
08
10
00
00
00
50
00
118,923 I^
2,392,482 3S
VOL. i i i i ~ 1 6
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S T A T E M E N T ofi public lands sold, ofi cask and scrip received in payment tkerefior, cmd ofi inc ident al expenses and
payments into tke Treasury on account ofi public lands, fior the year 18W:
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Territory.
Land oflices.
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Acres, hdths. DoUs. Cts.
Dolls. Cts.
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Ani't received in scrip.
Amount re,. ceived in
cash.
c ^ ^ ^ -
Lands sold. -Purchase
money. .
Dolls. Cts.
Aggregate
receipls.
.Forfeited
land scrip.
. to
to
Military
land scrip.
Dolls. Cts. Dolls. Cts. Dolls. 'Cts.
Amount of Am't paidinincidental to the Treaexpenses. sury from 1st .
Jan. 4o. 31sL
Dec, 1830.
Dolls. Cts:
Dolls. Cts.
O
Marietta
Zanesville
Steubenville
Chillicothe
Cincinnati
Wooster
Piqua «
Tiflin _
-
Indiana
do.
da
da
da
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Totalfor State
^
257 66
679 04
156,392 70' 195,501 78
. Total forState _ .
Jeflersonville _
Vincennes
Indianapolis
Crawfordsville _
Fort Wayne
-
54. , 12,970 66
91 42,368 65
22,898 64
91
19,850 12
03
33,094 95
96
23,573 28
98
-.3,.590 03
01
38„()55 45
36
1,662 44
9,656
33,894
18,318
15,880
26,475
18,-857
2,872
;^30,436
Ohio
da
da
da
do;
do.
da
do.
17,716
31,441
112,503
291,387
.23,301
82 22,-146 04
56 ,-39,329 60
89 140,629 58
89 366,738 92
69
29,271 41
476,351 85
^
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598,115 55
725 74
. . 759 26
679 28
1,438 54
11,139
28,245
20,679
18,481
. 15,244
. 20,059
3,257
33,839
100 00 ' . 12,070 66
1,272U
831 -29
37
8,190 79
43,094-39. , 2,152 69
11,032 50 3,816 67
22
27,139 25
-22,8.98 64
1,194 24
2,219 43
21,
15,955'58
20,107 78
250 00
1,478 55
1,376 21
57^
27,415 71
33,773 '99
2,411 84
61 < 18,529-38
12,711 71
23,573 28 . 2,012.66
93
3,513 35
18,241 72
3,590 03
1,110 24 : 2,342 06
78
332 25
38,055 45
92 .. 4,215 53
1,960 49
32,514 02
150,947 61
17,056
36,126
138,755
365,182
29,271
,42,049 94 -4,166 67
12
5,849 18
86
3,882 02
89
1,873 69
31 , 1,556 61
41
586^392 59
13,161 50
- -~
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197,164 22
22,905
40,008
140,629
366,738
29,271
30
88
58
92
41
599,554 09
O
13,593 14 . 144,510 84
1,810
2,235
4,064
8,, 062
1,859
44
08
78
66
39
18,032 35
12,603
39,944
118,729
428,830
27,073
43
70
64
58
40 .
627,181 75
QO
Shawneetown^^.-_l 4l!Sois
Kaskaskra^ '~' _ 1 d a .Edwardsville da
Vandalia
da
Palestine
do.
daSpringfield
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7,720
5,000
80,020
35,362
86,413
101,933
61
92
46
60
93
19
316,451 71
Totalfor State -
9,730
6,251
100,031
.44,203
108,019
127,442
78
14
02
38
65
37
395,678 3 4 j
• 602 09 1
- 127 43
729 52
8,073
5,609
97,607
42,707
108,019
127,163
83 1
57.
02
17
65
22
389,180 46
2,259
769
2,424
1,496
04 )
00.
00
21
10,332 87 1
- 6,37857
100,031 02
'44,203 38
108,019 65
127,442 37
. "
279 15
.396,407 86
• 7,227 40
•
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1,422
3,747
2,012
3,817
3,863
7,276 G
O
73 1
6,728 75
27
117,768 48
64
24,884 97
25
128,177 17
84
111,368 94
47
16,784 20
396,204 31
2,089
1,946
4,598
"1,274
1,376
36,069
43,861
112,164
7,270
25,244
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Palmyra
Jackson
Lexington
Missouri
do.
do.
•da •
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do.
do.
da- .
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L
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18^225
155,227
165,507
19,419
14,822
269,138 26
22,855 49
96
77 195,963 15
65 215,694 77
44 - 24,274 29
91, 18,528 36
3T5 25
315 25
41,52S
63,297
119,955
8,440
32,287
93
06'
33 /
01
13
856 29
1,625 93
1,456 44
Mississippi -.
do.
da
Totalfor S t a t e
. -
"6 39
42,385
.. 64,922
.121,411
8,440
.32,293
22
99
77
01
52
93
17
11
73
24
32
31
01
00
39
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c
265,508:46
3,945 05
10,678 43
25 53 182,377 30
1,846 74. 207,268 41
23,370 81
18,234 09
12,207
13,ill
10,273
903
294
1,872 27
441,929 04
36,789 29
1,774.70
. -
06.
38
10
48
27
373,203 73
Totalfor State Washingion
Augusta
Mount Salus
15 • 42,385 22
64,607 74
72
90 121,411 77
02
8,440 01 1
65
32,293 52 |
214,917 44
Totalfor State ;.
St. Stephen's
Cahaba
Huntsville
Tuscaloosa^
Sparta -
33,908
51,494
97,128
6,572
25,813
477,346 06
6,894 42
74 03
101,471 22
8,758 90
92 55
126,837 61
614 06^
7,598 26
92 55
120,519 37
135r689 06
614 06 J28,210 18
8,092 94
koo,:oo
6,318:24
108,439 67
500 00
269,453 51 | 11,285 18^
224,609 03
22,885
195,988
-217,541
24,274
18^528
9,466
229,247
196,534
19,000
21,223
49
68
51
29
36
2,016
7,627
5,868
1,570
1,624
60
97
08
76
16
51
09
92
00
19
-
475,471 71
9,372 96
92 55
126,837 61
y
479,218 3 3 ' ,18,707 57
1,250 87
723 84
4,278 54
6,253 25
Ul
; 4,850 00
13^,303 12
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148,254 07
5
143,404 07
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Lands sold. ; Purchase
'money.
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Land offices.
State or.
Territpry.
Acres, hdths.' Dolls. Cts.
Ne•^v Orleans
Opelousas
Ouachita
St. Helena
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Louisiana
do.
do.
da
-
6,438
9,413
50,570
.8,225
72
84
06
08
9, IOL 37
11,767 29
64,438 92
10,295 10
Amount received
on account of
larids sold prior
toJuly l,ri&20.
STATEMENT D—Continued.
Dolls. Cts.
Amount received in
cash.
Dolls. Cts.
9,101
34 77 - 11,399
64,438
10,295
37
90
92
10
>^'
Am't received in scrip.
Aggregate,
receipts.
r
Forfeited • Military
land scrip. land scrip.
Dolls. Cts. Dolls. Cts. Dolls. Cts.
402 16
-
•
9,101
11,802
64,438
10,295
37
06
92
10
Amount of Am't paid inincidental to the Trea• expeiises. sury from-1st
Jan. to 31st
Dec, 1830.
Dolls. Cts. . Dolls. Cts.
1,823.09
1,266 94
2,533 13
1,955 65
17,169 90
55,560 60
4,COO 00
Ul
74,647 70
Detroit-' •
Monroe
MichiganTer.
do.
Total fjr Ter. _
Batesville
Little Rock
Arkansas Ter.
do.
Total for Ter. _
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95,602 68
34 77
95,235 29
402 16
70,361 21,
76,700 34
87,951 65
95,960 39
129 43
82,747 46
95,960 39-
5,333 62
147,061 55
Total for S t a t e -
183,912 04
129 43 ' 178,707 85
5,333 62
786 25
1,862 70
982 81,
2,328 38
-
982- 81
2,328 38,
2,6.48 95 - 3,311 19
-
3,311 19
MHi^
-
"7,578^81
76,730 50
3,646 04
4,146 70
384,041 47
7,792 74,
178,516 65
1,735 10
2,060 62
1,833 53
3,311 19
3,795 72
1,833 53
o
77,016 65
101,500 00
982 81
2,3,28 38.
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95,637 45
88,081 08
95,960 39
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REPORTS OF T H E
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S T A T E M E N T ofi m^oneys receivedinto tke Treasury firom, all sources,
otker tkan customs and public lands, during ike year 1830.
From dividends on stock in the Bank of the United
States ' -• , .-'
- ^• •-• $490,000 00
Arrears of direct fax ;
, .- > . f 16,980 59
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- Arrears of internal revenue
- ,
- 12,160 62
. :Fees on letters patent
- 16,350 00
Cents coined at the mint, ' -, 13,605 '26
Fines, penalties, and forfeitures
, - 359 21 • ^ , Postage of letters -'.
55 13
" ,"
•Surplus emoluments of officers of the customs
.- ,
- 11,096 18
Interest on debts due by banks to the United
States
, 170 25
Proceeds ofthe schooners Marino and Louisa,
and their cargoes; condemned under the
acts prohibiting the slaye trade 3,584 93
An unknown person, stated to be due the
United States .; - "
.2,000 00
Moneys previously advanced-on account of
ascertaining land titles in Louisiana
700 00
Moneys previously advanced on'account
of military pensions '
353. 24
Moneys previously advanced on account of
-the first article ofthe treaty of Ghent " .98 49
Balanees of advance's made in the War Department, under the 3d section of the act
^of 1st May, "1820;
• :- ,
25,855 08'
-.102,368 9 8 '
1592,368 98'
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Register's Office, December 4, 1831.
T.' L. -SMITH, Register.
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S T A T E M E N T ofi tke expenditures ofi ike United States fior ihe yeai^
1830.
CIVIL, MISCELLANEOUS, AND FOREIGN INTERCOURSE.
liCgislature
Executive Departments
Officers of the mint - •
Surveyors and their clerks
- $692,754 16
- 541,973 25
9,600 00
19,661 65
1831.]
SECRETARY OF T H E TREASURY.
247
Commissioner of the Public Buildings
$2,000 00
Governments in the Territories of the United
52,4.11 84,
States
• "
' Judiciary
-.
-•
, - - 261,323 74
Annuities and grants
Mint estabhshment . ••
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Extending themint establishment
Unclaimed merchandiseLight-house establishment .- - .
Surveys of public lands ' , r
Registers and receivers of land offices
Preservation ofthe public archives, in Florida
Land claims in Florida Territory
Roads within, the State of Ohio
Roads and canals within the State of Indiana
Roads and canals within the State of Mississippi
Repayments for lands erroneo/asly sold by the
UnitedStates ,
- ^
Marine hospital establishment
Public buildings in Washington
Penitentiary in the District ofColumbia
Payment of balances to collectors of new,in ternal revenue .
: Stock in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com' pany
Building custom-houses and warehouses
Boundary line betweeii the Territory of Arkansas and State of -Louisiana
Fifth census ofthe United States
Preparing abstracts of all former censuses of
the United States - '
Revolutionary claims ^
Miscellaneous expenses^ •
-
1,579,724 64 ^
1,900 -00
32,430 00
57,000 00
266 47 .
238,702 63
73,894 69
1,625.00
955 59^
.2,.598 26
12,371 21
14,226'83'3,905 8 6 '
. ., 100 00
'68,996 96
4,000 00
12.000-00
398 58
275,000 00
.30,740 54
300 00
40,000 00
2,000 00
229,196 03
261,015 53
1,363,624 13
Diplomatic departraent
- '
- 187.252 65
Contingent expenses of foreign intercourse 30,000 00,
Agency in relation to the northeastern boun. dary,, ' -, '
. '
^- - '. • , 5,7.57 17
Relief and protection of American seamen
- • 25,808 86
Treaties v\rith Mediterranean powers .
36,500 00
Prize causes :
•- .. ,8,000 00
Expense of^evidence in relation to aggressions
by the inhabitants of New Brunswick
748 59
294,067 '27
3,237,416 04
MILITARY
ESTABLISHMENT.
^.y ofthe army and subsistence of officers
fosistence .lai-termaster's department •
- 1,073,478 50
- 230,642 90
- 401,745 18
248,
.REPORTS OF THE'
Forage '
^ .
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« • $45,367 I I
Clothing
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- 156,671 20
Bounties and premiums , -^
21,977 44
Expensesof recruiting
--v
^ 7,949 3 ^ .
Medical and hospital department
.24,086 82
Gratuities , - ; " • - • ^495 67
Contingencies
8,191 71
Arrearages ^ '
- , 8,828 48
Invalid and half-pay pensions'
,- 270,414 18
Fensions to widows and orphans-^
,3,854 74
Revolutionary pensio-ns ,
- 1,067,947 33'
Pensions per act'of 20th May, 183D .-' ' 21,081 05Printing, binding, and distributing Infantry
Tactics
-^- ' .14,235 00^'Purchase of lithographie press, &c., for the
War Department. - ,
-.
, 600 OO'
Military Academy at West Point,
- ^ , 24^^91 64.
Military laboratory and \vorkshop at West
Point
-'
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- . 2,221 87
Armories
- .
- . • - 341.171 2t5'
Purchase of land near Springfield armory
-.
2,200 00
Nafional armory at Harper's Ferry -.
11,800 00^
Arsenals ,. ' 57,396 30.
Arsenal at Springfield, Mass. - . 14,000 OQ'
Arsenal at Mount Yernon, Alabama - -,
26.800- .00^
Purchase of land for arsenal at Watertown,
Massachusetis
7
,^ 450 00^
Ordnance
-^
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,
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-..•'' ^5,489--85
Armament of fortifications - . - - - • 121^908 54
Arming and equipping militia
. - 195,301.68
Repairs and eontingeneies of fortifieations
-15,-929 85
FortAdams'^,^ 73,166 28^
Fort Hamilton. •
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86,000 QOFort Delaware ,. ^- /
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-S,000, OO'^/
Security of Pea Patch island, &e., Fort Delaware
• •25,000 00^
Fort Monroe •
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- 100,000 00>
FortCalhoun
.- . 100,000 Od'
Fort Macon .
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62,025 0§
Fort Jackson
. - .- • -70,000 00:
Fort at Oak island, Cape Fear, N.. Carolina. 64,490 58
Fort at'Mobile point
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81,750 00
Purchase pf site for a fort on Co.ekspur island,. • ^
Georgia -.
. 5,000 00*
Repair and preservation of Fort Lafayette 10,600 00
Fortifications at Charleston, South Carolina' 34,859 00
Fortifications at Savannah, Georgia 33,870 00^
Fortifications at Pensacola, Florida - 151,000 00
Construction of a wharf at Fort Delaware 2,000 00Payment of the land upon which the barracks
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are erected at Houlton, Maine
- 629 21
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Barracks at Fort Trumbull, New London,
Connecticut
Barracks at Fort Severn, Annapolis, Maryland
Barracks at Fort Winnebago, Northwest Territory
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Barracks at Fort Crawford, Prairie du Chien,
Northwest Territory
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Barracks at Fort Gratiot, Michigan ^ Barracks, at Fortress Monroe, Yirginia^
Barracks at Key West, and for otiher'^purposes
Jefierson Barracks, Missouri Erection of a storehouse at Baton Rouge
Erection of a breakwater near the; mouth of
Delaware bay;
Building piers, Oswego river. New York
Building piers, Bufialo creek. New York.
Building piers, Allen's rocks, Warren, jiver,
Rhode Island
-Building piers, Laplaisance bay, Michigan
Building piers and 'other works at Stonington,
Connecticut
Building piers, Dunkirk, New York Preservation .of island,: Boston.harbor, Massachusetts . - ' , - "
Extending piers, Black Rock, New York
Preservation of Provincetown harbor, Massachusetts - ,
Preservation of Plymouth beach, Massachusetts
. Deepening the harbor of Sackett's Harbor, New
York ' Deepening the harbor of Mobile, Alabama, Deepening the channel through the; Pass au
Heron, near'Mobile bay
Deepening the channel niouth of Pascagoula
river, Mississippi .- .
^Deepening tlie channel between St. John's river
and St. Mary's harbor
-- „ Improving- the navigation of the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers - ;
lnproving the navigation of Red river, Ar; kansas
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-Improving the navigation of Mill river, Conliecticut ' - '
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|roving the navigation of Genesee river,
\3w York
, ' - .
Roving the navigation' of Cape Fear river,
\rth Carolina
|ving the navigation of Conneaut creek, ~
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$6,600 00
4,000 00
817'91
4,354 63
5,000 00
8,500 00
• 7,000 00,5,000.00
2,000 00
269,222 00
7,059 97
• 15,488 00
30 18
118 05
9,712 72
1,342 75
,20,268 68
3,198,00
2,300 00
1,850 00
800 no
6,900 00
2,600 00
1,600 00
2,998 75
59,023 65
12,714 00
2,156 00
1
13,335, 00
32,500 00
7,045 65
|lng the harbor of Hyannis, .Massachu
6,517 83
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REPORTS OF T H E
Improving the harbors of Newcastle, .Marcus
- Hook, Chester, and Port Penn
$6,600 00 ,
Improving the harbor pf Cleavekind, Ohio 4,965 56 •
Removingobstructions, Kennebeck river, Maine
•3,200 00
Removing obstructions, Berwick branch of Pis1,930 00
cataqua river, New Hampshire
.. 1,930" 00.
Removingobstructions. Merrimack river, Massachusetts 3,506 7 2 .
Removing obstructions, Nantucket harbor, Massachusetts - ' ^ - ,
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.10,347'., 00 "
Removing obstructions, Big Sodus bay, New
York
- - . : -•
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Removing obstructions, Grand river, Ohio
5,563 18
Remoying obstructions, Huron river, Ohio 1,880 36Removing obstructions, Ashtabula creek, Ohio
1,428 67
Removing obstructions, Black-riveiV-Ohio
8,559 77
Removingobstructions, Oeracock inlet. North
Carolina - .
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16,800 00
Removing.obstructions, Appalachicola river,
Florida
2,000,00
Removing obstructions, river and harbor of
St. Mark's, Florida
7,000 00
Surveys and estimates, roads.and canals.
.29,952'60
Curnberland road east of Zanesville 64,976 82
Cumberland road in Ohio, west of Zanesville
115,000 00
Cumberland road in Indiana
- .
34,700 00
Cumberland road in Illinois
„ .- ^ 12,155 00
Road from Mattanawcook to Mar's hill, Maine
42,983 76
Road, from Detroit to Fort Gratiot
10,350 00Road from Detroit to Saginaw bay ^.
.5,350 00
Road from Detroit to Chicago
7,750 00
Road from Pensacola to St. Augustine
5,36,9 72
Road between Alachua Court-house and Jacksonville, Florida - ,
' 1,000 00
Florida canal
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3,796 59
Payment to the State of Penns3rlvania for militia services in 1794
.. . - ;
13,795 54
Relief of the mayor and city council of Baltimore
' ,'-...
14,844 71
Relief of the-president'and directors, &c., of
the Bank of Chillicothe^ 2,362 85
Relief of the churchwardens of Elizabeth City
parish, Virginia
. 130 50 •
Payment for property lost, captured, or fie, stroyed
• 18 86
Ransom of American captives in the late war
97 83
Relief of pfficers and otliers engaged in the
Seminole war
,^v
6 00.'
Relief of the representatives of James Davenport, deceased'
- .
• 368 71
Relief of the representatives of Benjamin
Clarke
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.
242-80.
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251
Relief of sundry citizens of Arkansas ,
- ' $6,756 00 ^
Rehef of sundry individuals - ^
45,131 11
Civihzation of Indians
,8,865 50
Pay of Indian agents
.. , . 26,546 97
Pay of Indian sub-agents
-'
18,917 33..
Presents to Indians; / - , ll,762 05
Contingencies^of Indian Department 80,089 42
.
•
Suppression of Indian aggressions on the fron.
, >
tiers of Georgia and Florida^
.1,544 45 ,
Choctaw'schools ' -:
4^702 25
To aid the emigration of Creek Indians
38,110 44,.
Expenses ofan exploring delegation of Indians.
819 68
To extinguish the claims of Cherokee Indians
,
to lands in Georgia , . ^ 627 50
To extinguish the title of Peter Lynch to lands
,
in Georgia
,- .^ 3,000 00
To provide for an exchange of lands and.the
removal of Indians
. - "17,625 00
For effecting certain Indian treaties, per act / .
'
20t.h May, 1826 -.
. -,
108 26
..
For effecting a treaty with the Creek Indians,
per act 22d May, 1826
-,
33,178 87
. . .
For effecting certain Indian treaties, per act
24th May, 1828 -,
..13,25660
For effecting certain Indian treaties, per act
2d March,. 1829 r
39,025 59
'
For effecting certain Indian treaties, per act
25th March, 1830'."82,413 88
For effecting the treaty of Butte des Morts, per
act 20th May, 1830
_ - . 22,682^ 10 ' •
'
For expenses of holding certain Indian trea- '
•" ties, per act 7th April, 1830
-^ 12,939 75
Annuities to Indians . ,
- 205,995 75
6,783,882 88
Froni whick deduct tke fiollowing repayvieiits:
^Payment of Georgia militia claims $12,525
lOpening the- old King's road in
Florida
; - ,
- 2,147
iPay of the Illinois and other militia 1,886
||ort Rigolets and Chef Menteur lortifications
, 99
^rracks at Michilimackinac •
25
Impletion of sea-wall, George's
|land, Boston harbor 49
Ivey of the southern shore of
|ake Ontario, New York^ - ' 9
^ey of Genesee river and. harr, New'-York '
~14.3
3y of the mouth, of Sandy
ek, New York
•• 172
16
62
47
88
12
82
86 '
'
47
95
56
252
[1831:
REPORTS OF T H E
Survey of the .passes at the mouth
$88
of the Mississippi
Road from Fort Smith to Fort
494
Tpwson
Expenses of a brigade of mihtia - 10,601
Running the Indian boundary line
135
in Florida
Purchase of Creek ahd Cherokee
c
reservations of lands in Georgia 2,100
Expenses of treating with the Choc658
taws and Chickasaws Treaties with ithe Indians beyond
the Mississippi - ^ /55
60
50
34
49
00
00
38
31,194 22
—
6,752,688 66
NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT.
Pay and subsistence of the navy afloat ^
1,126,477 63
Pay and subsistence of the navy store stations . 50,425 50 ,
Pay of superintendents', artificers, &c.'
60,746 06
Provisipns \ '- .315,211 89
Medicines and hospital stores
33,175 35
Repairs and improvenients of navy yards ' 57,574 76 •
Timber shed, Portsmouth
. 8,641 33 V
Timber sheds, Boston.
^ - ,
19,000 00
4,393 26
Timber sheds, New York . .Timber shed, Washington -.
7,802 93 '
Timber docks at Norfolk, Washington, and
10,298 85
Boston
:Repairing and enlarging wharves at Washing5,225 20
ton and Norfolk : Repair of storehouses at Washington, and for
.6,138 89
two building-ways at Norfolk
Ordnance and ordnance stores .
16,425 13
Gradual increase-of the-navy
18,295 37
Gradual improvement ofthe navy 440,861 03
Building ten sloops ofwar "L,
17,927 39 •
Repairs of yessels
- - 567,130 00
Covering, and preserving ships in ordinary^ 18,983^ 26
Five schooners, per act 15th May, 1820
58 33 • •
' .4,586-23
•
Agency on the coast of Africa
Reimbursement of the marshal of Florida, ex5,542 50
penses of certain Africans .19 96
Captors of Algerine vessels -, " r
1,432 75
Relief of sundry individuals 1,290 69 •
Relief of Charles Wilkes, jun:
* ,
"
Relief of the widows and orphans of the officers,^ seamen, and,marines of the sloop of
•8,293 75war Plornet, per act 24th April, 1830
Navy hospital fund " .-—
4,916 94
Arrearages prior to 1828
- - , -,
1,991 30 .
Contingent expenses for 1824
. 279 89 •
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SECRETARY OF T H E TREASURY.
Contingent expenses for 1825
Contingent expenses not enumerated for 1828
Contingent expenses for 1829
-•
. Contingent expenses not enumerated for 1829
Contingent expenses for 1830
Contingent expenses not enumerated for 1830
Pay and subsistence of the marine'corps
Subsistence of 400 non-commissioned officerSj
&c,, of the marine, corps serving on shore
Extra emoluments^of offieers of the marine
corps • Clothing of the marine corps
-Medicines and hospital stores for the marine
corps
. Military stores for the marine corps Repairing rnarine barracks at Washington Fuel for the marine corps r '
Contingent expenses of the maripe corps
253
!|26 28
• 1,606 55
34,795 00
1,619 85
221,834 42
,1,331 23
124,367 16
14,410 00
17,29^5 14
39,431 96
•1,97674
2,118 15
3,000 00
9,030 28
9,066 26
'3,295,054 17
Froirt wkick deduct ike fiollowing repayments :
Survey of the harbors of Savannah
and'Brunswick - ;
- $98 27 .
Navy pension fund
-- 5,923 32
Privateer pension fund'
- '223 63
Contingent expenses prior to 1824
165 24
Contingent for 1827 . -' '
12 37
Contingent expenses net enumerated for 1827
8 46
Contingent expenses- for 1828
.24,715 58
Repairs, and buildirig sloops of war 1,518" 00
Ship-houses ' - ' \ - 230 00
Laborers, and fuel for, engine
' - 8,259 54
Navy yard, Pensacola
- 8,876 07
Inclined plane, docks, and wharves 883 - 72
.Rewarding officers and crew of the
sloop of war Hornet, Lieut. El- .
"
Hot and otherSj per act 13th July,
1813 . 3,180 44
Arrearages prior to 1827 50
Arrearages prior to 1829 - 1,524 00
Contingent expenses for 1826.
-6 40
^
^ ' -
'
55,625 54
3,239,428 63
PUBLIC DEBT.
Interest on the funded debt ^.
- 1,912,574 93
Redemption of 6 per cent, stockof 1815, (loan
of $18,450,000)' - - 6,440,556 27
254
REPORTS OF T H E
[1831.
Redemption ofthe 5 per cent, stock of 1817 $3,000,000 00
Principal and interest.of Treasury notes
1,434 77
Reimbursement of Mississippi stock
-;
• 600^00
Paying certain parts of domestic debt
- • . " ' • ^ 583 9 7
11,355,749 94
Deduct repayment for redemption: of 6 ,per
cent, stock of 1813
I 72
-11,355,748 22
$24,585,281 m
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Registefs Ofi&ce, Deceniher A, 1.831.
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S T A T E M E N T ofi publiciands sold, ofi cask and scrip received in payrnent tkerefior, ofi incidental expenses, and-payments into tke Treasury on account ofi piiblic lands, during ike first, second, and tkird quarters ofi the year 1831.
N
Lands sold.
State
or Territory.
Land offices.
-Purchase Am't receiv- Amount re- . Am't receiyed in scrip.
money. ^ ed onacco'nt ceived in cash.
of iands sold
prior to 1st
Military
Forfeited
July, 1820.
land scrip. land scrip.
Acre's, hctths.- Dolls. Cts.
Marietta
Zanesville
Steubenville
Chillicotlie
Cincinnati
Wooster
Piqua
Tiffin
-
11,842
50,013
21,612
20,000
80,745
22,430
-74,167
31,487
Ohio
do.
do.
do.
dd.
do.
do.
do.
Total for State -
48
85
35
36
12
17
69
28
14,803
62,608
27,837
25,132
104,212
29,988
5,209
40,321
09
29
84
06
12
57'
63
28
DoUs. Cts.
420
1,509
1,108
1,002
8,717
2,534
07
43
63
01
98
24
310,112 83
15,292 36
33,833 46 : 42,501 29
65,478 58
52,175-19
93,456 57 116,821 53
138,290 23 172,900 38
44,304 60
.56,695 77
-7,828 52
8,861 92
362,060 05
16,690,44
242,299 30
Dolls. Cts.
14,557
23,504
as,798
.18,228
97,362
29,455
4,697
36,590
07
16
22'
42
25
20
69
15
Aggregate i ^ Amount of Amoiint paid
receipts. incidental ex- mto the Treapenses. * sury from 1st
Tan. to 30th
Sept. 1831.
DoUs. Cts. Dolls. Cts.
Dolls. Cis'.
DoUs. Cts.
300 00
366 09
5,107.98
35,505 58
6,023 25 '
125 00
1,868 74
6,036 91
9,685 33
5,882 52
2,017 61
1,050 00
511 94
, 983 02.
2,748 10
15,223 16
64,117 72
28,946 47
26,134 07
112,930 10
32,522-81
5,209 63
40,321 28
1,148
2,196
1,566
1,385
3,137
1,517
. 748
1,795
247,193 16 26,563 96.
51,648 11
325,405 24
Dolls. Cts.
71
11,406
10
18,004
91
19,275
83
17,200
00
92,944
16 ! ^ 25,822
37
2,775
26
35,029
13,495 34
96
68
00
00
90
22
40
35
222,458 51
Indiana
do: • .
do.
do.
do.
Total fqr State
-
o
o
Ul
a
•
JefFersonville •Vincennes
Indianapolis
Crawfordsville Fort Wayne
Ul
454,397 55
41,280
70,839
, 95,382
154,880
56,695
16
07
63
03
77
419,077 66
4,074
3,476
270
795
65
43
30
35
8,616 73
, 4,975
25
21,168
17,225
00
00
60
00
43,393 60
-50,329 81
74,340 50
116,821 53
1^72,900 38
- 56,695 77
^ 1,872
2,626
3,607
4,989
2,360
95
25
76
39
81
41,577 01
65,023 35
100,908 86
162,765'93
50,670 35
471,087 99 1 15,457 16
420,945 50
i:0
STATEMENT G—Continued.
Lands sold
Land offices.
Purchase
money.
, : State
or Territory.
Acres, hdths. Dfills. Cts.
Am't receiv- Amount re- A'm't received in scrip.
ed on acco'nl ceived in
of lands soJd
cash.
prior to 1st
Military
Forfeited
July, 1820.
land scrip. land scrip.
Dolls: Cts.
Dolls. Cts.
Dolls.'Cts.
Dolls. Cts.
Aggregate Amount of Amount paid
receipts. incidental ex- into the Treapenses.
sury from 1st
Jan. to 30th
Sept. 1831.
Dolls, fits.
Dolls. Cts.' Dolls. Cts.
•
Danville •
GLuincy
Illinois
do.
do. do.
do.
^ do.
dx).
do.
Total for State -
•
St. Loiiis
Franklin
Palmyra',
Jackson
Lexington
Missouri
do.
do.
do.
do.
Sha^\^neetown Kaskaskia
Edwardsville Vandalia
Palestine
9
Total for Slate St. Stephen's
Cahaba
Huntsville
-
-"
13,781 48
7,605-84
69,473 80
38,060 62
43,073 08
78,460 79
2,482 98^
17,407 719,507 32
87,418 70^
47,577 8L
53,841 34
98,17 '24
3,103-72
15,174
9,2M
80,657
39,933
52;801
89,264
3,103
24 5,302
20
834
48 1,552
46 ,. 652
57
239
20
682
72
37
94
88
69
77
44
225 00
5,575
6,991
800
8,232
00
66
00
60
650 00
1,251 57
20,701 61
7,965 97
^ 1,144 15
10,079 14
79,100 00
2,703 28
87,785-36
54,871 07
47,577" 81 ^ 1,950 56
53,841 34
1,901 39 > 53,588 40
'98,179-24
100,310 00
4,309 21
3,103 72
2,050 00
696 78
''
-
252,93§ 59
37,166
44,i)62
78,232
8,918
27,332
86
07
69
59
17
317,035 84
4,232 38
290,178 87
0,265 09
46,606
56,978
100,428
11,148
34,215
1,373 83
%-,6Qi 60
47,367
58,996
100,365
11,148
34,499
i6
57
70
23
24
4,058 43 '252,077 20
1,357 58
SO,.343 47
459,962 95
178,350 99
6,646 72
5,338 54
6,617 12
249,376 35
' 66,428 92
322;854 02
88,330 33
84,709 84440,737 99
137,011 34
2,-280 35
24,563 50
47,956 78
13,959 94
1,183
2,163
3,271
995
21,253
43,132
,58,261
1()0,487
9,100
44,345
253 ,'434 78
. 9,m6 85
•
86,990 19
465,301 49
184,968 12
3,821 64
6,243 47
4,976 65
85,557 04
441,623 42
178,526 46
Ul •
o-
255,326 50
21,824 _26' 321,268 22
16 00'
K
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298,535 44
) 47,979 92
59,663 29
100,428 10
11,148-23
34,215 24
612 46
. 6(36 72
62 40,
C9
69
10
23
24
196,612 38
Alabama
do.
do.
3,293 90
571 83
^66 66
01
06
56
89
33
16
47
87
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STATEMENT G—Continued.
',
Land' offices.
Lands sold.
Purchase
money.
State or Territory.
Acres, hdths. Dolls. Cis.
Tallahassee
St..Augustine -
Florida
do.
31,696 63
> 547 50
•
^
25,564 T9
32,244 13
--
Dolls. Cts. Dolls, Cts, •Dolls. Cts.
81,496 63
547 50
200 00
32,044 13
, 200 00
-•sr
-"
Aggregate Amount of Amount paid
receipts. incidental ex- into the Treap,enses. sury from 1st
Jan. to 30ih
Sept. 1831:
DoUs. Cts,
DoUs. t t s .
Dolls. Cts.
31,696 63
547 50
1,911 40
253 03
.31^422 13
32,244 13
2,164 43
31,422 13
2,029j506 .59 2,621,460-15 128,833 02 2,550,469 54 82,957 64 116,865 97 2,750,293 17
GENERAL LANP OFFICE/
Dolls. Cts,
25,126 79
438 00
-
Total for Terri'ry
Grand total i-
Am't receiv- Amount re- Am't received in scrip.
ed on acco'nt ceived in
of lands sold
cash.
prior to 1st
Forfeited
Military
July, 1820.
lan4- scrip. land scrip.
94,807 55 2,479,658 90
•ps
•a
o
November 28^ 1831,
EUJAmfAYWARO,
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SECRETARY O F T H E TREASURY.
'
••
.
H .
259
-
S T A T E M E N T ofi moneys received into tke Treasury firom all sources
other ihan customs and jniblic lands, firom} the \ s t ofi January to the
m k ofi September, 1831. ;
From dividends on stbck in'the Bankof the
United States
-, .P90,000 00
First payment for claims under the convention with Denmai;k of 28th March, 1828, in-'
chiding advance exchange
- .
218,739 95
Arrears of direct tax |10i342 21
Arrears of internal revenue 2,535 85
Fees on letters'patent
- - 14,370 00
Cents coined at the mint
- '• ' ^
16,764 85
Fines, penalties, and forfeitures
3,365 37
Surplus emoluments of officers of the customs
23,791 38
PostcagQ of letters
561 02
Interest on debts due by banks to thf; United
States
- - '
-^
-•
. . 6,761 58
Proceeds of the schooners Marino and Louisa,
and their cargoes, condemned under the
acts prohibiting the slave-trade
349 03
Unknown persons, stated to be due to the
UnitedStates
- .
-.
119 02
Deposites made to the credit of the Treasurer
,'
of the United States, for which drafts were
issued but not presented for payment
324 36
Balances of advances made in the War Department, repaid under the 3d section of
the act of 1st of May, i820
- 32,702 59
111,987 26.
$819,727 ,21
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Register's Office, December 4, 1831.
T.h.SMlTHfiRegister,
• S T A T E M E N T ofi the expenditures ofi ike Uniied States, firom the
1st ofi January io tke dOtk ofi Septemberj 1831,.
' CIVIL, M I S C E L L A N E O U S , - A N D
Legislature Executive Departments
Officers of the mint' Surveyors and their clerks
Commissioner of the public
F O R E I G N INTERCOURSE.
. . .
buildings '
. $288,467 00
- 429,151 10
7,200 00
14,286 00
1,500 00
260
, REPORTS OF THE^
Governments in the Territories of the United
States
-Judiciary ^ -. , . Compensatipn to Wm. Cranch for preparing a
Code of Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence-
'
[1831.
$43,680 98
,261,496 88
•
1,000 00
1,046,781 ,96
Annuities and grants
Mint establishment - ,
^ "
Extending the Mint establishment ..Unclaimed merchandise,,
s.
Light-house establishment 'fi\
-'
Survey of publiciands
. - •
Registers and receivers of land offices
Preservation of the public archives, Florida .Land claims in Helena and, Jackson court-^
house
-' .
Boundary line between the State of Louisiana
and Territory of Florida -'
Roads and canals within the State of Indiana
Roads and canals within the State of Alabama
Roads and canals within the State of Mississippi
Subscription to stock in the Chesapeake and
.Ohio Canal Company
Marine hospital establishment'
Marine hospital at.Charleston, S. C. Public buildings at Washington
-,-,
Penitentiary for the District of Columbia
•Payment of balances to collectors of new internal'reveriue
Fifth ^census ofthe United States
^
Preparing abstracts of all former censuses of
the United States - .
Revolutionary claims, per act of 15th May,
1828
- • • - - , .
,-•
Miscellaneous expenses
-
1,325
40,330
31,308
44
237,862
65.3,94
' 1,625
625
00
00
13
52
47
03
00
00
1,600,00
2,3,65
2,957
15,155
5,457
,
50,000
48,754
12,350
42,836
22,500
.•
.116
319,222
83
57
37
94
00
53
00
00
00
90
17
1,000 00
214,295 53
88,610 36
1,205,736 35
Diplomatic department
- •
, Settjement of the accounts of certain diplomatic functionaries!
- .
• Outfit and salary of a|charg6 d'affiiires, salary
of a drogoman at Constantinople, and contingent expenses ofi the legation Contingent expenses (if foreign intercourse Agency in relation to ithe northeastern boundary
-.
.;
^
Relief and protection jof American seamen Treaties with the Mediterranean powers , Salaries of the assents of claims at London
and Paris - / ^
fi
-.
^
Expenses of the com|mission under the convention between thei United States and Denmark
j
.
.
.
146,423 42
10,498 01
. 33.000. 00
20,103 51
239 46
.17,452 38
21,161 25
1,000 00
4^936 34
1831.]
SECRETARY OP T H E TREASURY.
Awards under the first article of the treaty of
Ghent
.
- ;
- ', . ;
^
261
$281 76
255,096 13
MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT.
CNT.
Pay of the army and subsistence of officers Subsistence • -•
"^
(Quartermaster's Department Transportation of officers' baggage, travelling,
and per diem allowance to officers
Transportation of the >arniy, &c.
Forage
- \. •- .
-'
Purchasing Department
Clothing for officers' servants
- - Bounties and premiums
- " Expenses of recruiting
^ Medical and Hospital Department
r
Contingencies of the army - .
Arrearages prior to 1st July, 1815 . Arrearages from 1st July, 1815, to 1st January,
1816• •' -•
-• .
- ." Arrearages from 1st July, 1815, to 31st December, 1818^ " invalid and half-pay pensions
Pensions to widows and orphans
Revolutionary pensions ' • Invahd and hcdf-pay pensions, per act 20th
May, 1830
\
-.
Revolutionary pensions, per act 20th May,
1830
- • •- ,
Mihtary Academy at West Point * National armories
' National armory at Harper's Ferry Arsenals
- '
- ,
Arsenal at Springfield, Massachusetts
Arsenal at Watertown, Massachusetts, for purchase of land
f)rdnance service
Armament of fortifications Arming and equipping militia
. Repairs and contingencies of fortifications
Fort Adams - '
'ort Calhoun ^ • ort Columbus and Castle Wilhams (repairing)
ort Hamilton
\ Tort Jackson
Fort Macon
Fort Monroe
^Fort at Oak island. Cape Fear,, North Carohna
-V
Fort at Mobile point ^• -
N
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'776,826 93 '
162,035 65
160,617 58'
28,462 42
55,547 67
39,147 53
109,102 54
17,088 32
16,636 13 • 8.491 81 '
•
19,202 46
5,669 85
• 4,467 51
19 8 0
• , • 50 00
162,449 843,207 38
998,450 72
3,896 58.
8,084 41
18,175 00 263,743 56
5,200 00 67,449 49
2,000 00
19 73
' 47,561 32
' 70,762 70
131,191 17
6,787 27
61,000 00
70,000 00
8,076 00
10,000 00
15,000 00
46,000 00
74,300 00
73,500 00 '
73,250 00
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262
REPORTS OF T H E
'
Fort Wood, Louisiana (repairing)
- ' $3,600 00
Materials for a fort I on the right bank of the
Mississippi
' ,.
192 00 .
Security of the Pea Patch island, Fort Delaware
_
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16.220 44
48,000 00
Fortifications at Cliarip-ston, South Carohna Fortifications at Savannah, Georgia 30,955 00
Fortifications at Pensacola, Florida 100,000 00
Repairing the battery at Bienvenue 3,004 00
Barracks at Fort "^^innebago. Northwest Territory
,I - ,
3,320 78
Fort Crawford, Prairie du Chien
-..
6,816 13
Barracks at Fortress Monroe
1,700 OO
Barracks at Key West, and for other purposes
581 20
Barracks, quarters.jhospital, and store, at Green
B a y • ••. - .
,. j • - . ; - ,
"" 2,000 00
Jefferson Barracks^ Missouri 889 .46
Storehouse at Baton Rouge - ' 1,500 00
Breakwater near the. mouth of Delaware bay 179.031 50
Breakwater, Hyannis harbor, Mississippi ' , 7,680 00.
Breakwater in Merrimack river, Massachusetts
10,000 00
12.512 00
Light-house at Bujffalo harbor. New York
2,500 00
Beacon-Mght at EijiCy Lake Erie
, 1,000 00
Beacon-hght on tlie pier at Grand river, Ohio
1,805 00
Light-house at Cleaveland, Ohio ^ - .. 2.662 33
Piers at Oswego, JNewY'ork
Losses by storm in 1829, on piers at Oswego,.
NewYork
'; • - .'
519 00
Balance due contractors for piers at Oswego,
^
- NewYork
' "-,^
.84 92
Stone pier-head and mole at Oswego, New
8,500 m
^ York - . ; . ~
Pier at the mouth of Buffalo harbor. New
York
- I -- ,
12,900 OO
Piers, harbor of Dunkirk, New York
6,400 00
Arrearage for materials delivered for works
702 50
at Dunkirk, Neiv York
.- .
Arrearage due the superintendent ofthe works
at Black Rock,! New York - -^ 1,800 OO
Piers and other works at Stonington, Connec2,500 00
ticut
Piers at the entrance of Kennebunk river,
1,175 O O
'
Maine- ;
-, ', " . - ' , , 165 99
Piers at Laplaisance bay, Michigan Preservation of sea-wall, George's island. Bos- '
ton harbor
-.
4,020 00
Completing sea-wall for the preservation of <
Deer island, Boston harbor
8,650,00
Preservation of Provincetown harbor, Massachusetts - ; - ••
3,154 36
Repairing Plymouth beach, Massachusetts 2,330 00
[1831.
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SECRETARY OF T H E TREASURY.
Improving the navigation of the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers - - $16,267 00
Improving the navigation of the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers from Pittsburg to NewOrleans - - , .
76,000 00
Improving the navigation of Red river, Arkansas
^
2,500 00
Improvina^ the navigation of Cape Fear river.
North Carolina
,•.:22,«65 €0
Improving the navigation bf Conneaut creek,
Ohio
. - ' . - .
•'
6,000 00
Improving the navigation of Genesee river/
NewYork.
'15,000 00
Improving the harbors of Newcastle, Marcus
•
Hook, Chester^ and Port Penn, Delaware
' river.
- . ^. . ' .. , — - ,,5,^922 42'
improving the harbor of Cleaveland, Obio 3,057 00
Improving the harborof Presque Isle, Pennsylvania
- . 1,700 00
' Eemoving obstructions, Kennebec river, Maine
5,000 00
.
Removing obstructions, Nantucket harbor,
'Massachusetts
^6,780 00
'.Removing obstructions. Big Sodas bay, New
York
r
--. ,15,400 00 ^
Eemoving obstructions, Huron river, Ohio - ' ^ 3,480 00Removing obstructions. Black river, Ohio
- "^ 8,465 75
Eemoving obstructions, Grand river, Ohio 4,675 00
Removing obstructions, Ashtabula creek, Ohio
'^5,175 00
Eemoving obstructions, Oeracock inlet, North .
Carolina 2,500 00
Removing obstructions, Appalachicola river,
Florida
- ^
- .
8,000 00
Removing, obstructions, river and harbor of
St. Mark's, Florida ,
4,000 00
Arrearage due Major Birch for surveying the
' raft on Red river, Arkansas
187 00
Surveys and estimates of roads and canals 19,084 92
fck
Ciimbeiiand road in Ohio, west of Zanesville
45,000 >00
H k ^ Cumberland road in Indiana
-45,865,00
^ • ^ Cumbeiiand road in Illinois 22,361. 00
^ R Cumbeiiand road in Ohio, eastof Zanesville 2,700 00
W \ Repairs of Cumberland road in 1830
9oO 00
I
\ Arrearages for survey of the Cumbeiiand road.
I
\ from Zanesville to the capital of Missouri - '
265 85
I
I Road from Mattanawcook to Mars hill, Maine
18,651 95 .
I
|Road from Detroit to Fort Gratiot 3,500 00
I
(Road from Detroit to Saginaw bay 3,5i'0 00
! Road from Detroit to Chicago
- .
• 4,000 00
;^Eoad from Alachua to Mariana, Florida
1,800 00
I Eoad between Alachua court-house, and Jacksonville, Florida - ~ LOOOOO
Opening the old King's road
2,260 87
^63
264
REPORTS. Q F T H E
Road from Maumee to Detroit (balance due
T. S. Knapp)
-'
Florida canal
-r
Payment of Massachusetts militia clairas
Payment of moimted volunteers of Arkansas
fbr services in 1828
-,
Relief of sundry individuals Relief of officers, &c., Seminole war Civihzation of Indians
Pay of Indian agents<
Pay of Indian sub-agents
, Presents to Indians -.
Pay of interpreters aild translators -Pay of gun and blacksmiths, and assistants^ at
the several agencies
Iron, steel, coal, &c., for gun and blacksmiths'
B31i
$ U 75 .
4,099 00
419,748 26 •• ,
.580 83 .
11,434 37
100 60
- '"6,402 81 • - '
-22,823. 6815,985 .23 .
f6,340 30 .
14,563 72
^.
-
1.0.764 68
shops
^ . '."
• • .1,786 95
Transportation and distribution of Indian an' nuities
;. .
4,414 42
Provisions for Indians; at the distribution of
annuities, &c.
-,
- _ - ' 5,867 01 • •
Houses for agents, and blacksmiths' shops
'2,800 00
Provisions, &c. to emigrating Indians, and
those on the'Kanza's river
2;;957 08
Effecting treaty with the Creeks,, per act 24th
May, 1828 . ^ .-. , , - . . -• ^4,855 56
: '
Effecting treaty with Cherokees, per act 24th
34,400 62:
May,^1828
. - ^
- •' - •
Extinguishment of Cherokee claims to land inGeorgia - . ' - '
. 798 45, Expenses of delegation, in exploring country
153 37
west of Mississippi
-.
. 30,807 78
Contingencies of Iridian Department
Arrearagesof Indian Department prior to 1829
60,989 60
• ".
Pay of Illinois and other militia
337 31
Choctaw schools
, -: 3,380 50
Exchange of lands, and removal of Indians - ; 70,384 12; Effecting certain Indian treaties, per act 20th
May,/1826
: : - •'
- . • - .• 8,1.88 OS:
Effecting a treaty with the Creek Indians, per
aet 22d May,. 1826: • ' ' - •;
- ^ 8,442 29
Effecting certain ^Indian treaties, per act 2d
9,505 18 . •
March, 1829
- , • Effecting certain Indian treaties, per act 25th
March, 1830 •
, . ^ ,- •
'-•.•/ - 50 pO'
Effecting the treaty of Butte des Morts, 20th
250 00May,-1830
• — " : . Effecting the treaty with the Choctaws, 30th
,1,739 90V
April, 1830 ' , - '
•.Effecting a treaty with the Seneca Indians, ^
7,75190:
3d March, 1831 ' -••
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Expenses of holding certain Indian treaties,
7th April, 1830 - - ;
- . $295
Effecting certain Indian treaties, per act 13th
' January, 1831
. 37,609
Effecting certain Ihdian treaties, per act 2d
March, 1831
- '
• - ' 62,395
To carry into effect certain Indian treaties,
per act 2d March," 1831 - 100,693
Annuities to Indians
'
.
. - 181,422
265
00
25
65
14
97
5,660,192 20
From lokick deduct tke fiollowing repayments: • • . ^
Road from Fort Smith to Fort
Towson. .
Road from Coleraine to Tampa bay
Barracks at Fort TrumbuU
Repairs at Fort Delaware
Building and repairing piers at
Newcastle, Delaware' Repairing piers, and improving the
harbor of Marcus Hook
Repairing.piers at Port Penn, Marcus Hook, and Fort Mifflin . Survey of Deep creek, Yirginia Survey of Pascotank river
Expenses of a brigade of militia
To aid the emigration of the Creek
Indians
Effecting certain, Indian treaties,
per act 24th May, 1828
Treaties with the Florida Indians
$1,806
976
1
^ 20
52
49
16
19
26 92
- 246 65
3
55
32
1,000
44
90
75
00
' 1,504 03
5,305 93
195 00
11,174 98
5,649,017 22'
NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT.
p a y and. subsistence of the navy afloat:
1,044,482 50
IPay and subsistence ofthe navy shore stations - , ,
46,002 46
^ay of superintendents and naval constructi ors, &c. , - •42,027 39
Provisions -.360,989 84
Mfedicines, surgical instruments^ and hospital
(stores
- ^
.
, 24,658 82
Repairs and improvements of navy yards ' - • 149,974 78
Timber sheds. Portsmouth -.
787 09
Timber sheds. New York
14,606 74
Timber sheds, Washington 1,696 76
Timber sheds, Norfolk"
11,788 06
266
REPORTS OF T H E
Timber docks at Norfolk, Washington, and
Boston
- '
Repairing and enlarging wharves at Washing-.
ton and Norfolk r
Repairs of storehouses at Washington, and for
two building-ways at Norfolk
Ordnance and ordnance stores
- ,
Gradual increase of the navy
Gradual improvement of the navy Repairs of vessels
- '
Covering and preserving ships in ordinary Building, equipping, and employing three
schooners -' ,
Rebuilding and removing the monument in
the navy yard, Washington
-, '
Agency on the coast of Africa
Reiinbursement of the marshal of .Florida, expenses of certain Africans
.' Relief of sundry individuals
Compensation to Captain William B. Finch Compensation to Captain Benjamin Pendleton
Navy pension fund Relief of the widows and orphans of the offir
cers, (fcc, pf the sloop of war Hornet
Contingent expenses for 1829 . . , • - .
. Contingent expenses for 1830 . .
Contingent expenses, not enumerated, for 1830
Contingent expenses for 1831
. Contingent expenses, not enumerated, for 1831
Pay ana subsistence of the marine corps
Subsistence of non-commissioned officers, &c.,
' serving on shore \Extra emoluments to officers Arrearages of pay and subsistence for 1829 r
Clothing
Medicine and hospital stores -.
,Military-stores . ,Fuel
- . ,; Contingent expenses -
[1831.
$2,748 78.
, 2,446 37
1,047 55
13,549 62
6,031 32
374.280.81
423,921 08
10,348 78
• 30,237 41
2,100 00
7,905 30
6,249- 18
• 1,070 42,
. 5 , 0 0 0 00
4,763 00
- 21,310 37
1,199 16
3,848 86
26,336 24
824 51
231,240 46
200 65
76,699 90
ir,019 04
, 9,842.50
11,973 00
33,159,15
1,939 47
2,364 41
. 6.506 14
12,128 65
3,039,256 67
Fi'om wkick deduct tke fiollowing repayments:
Timber sheds, Boston - $485
Navy hospital fund
- 8,971
Privateer pension fund
- • 122
Contingent expenses for 1826 8
Contingent expenses for 1827 91
Contingent expenses, not enumerated, for 1827 /94
54
06
64
55
80
78
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267
Contingent expenses for 1828 - $3,680 46
Contingent expenses, iiot enumerated, for 1829 - /
31175
Contingent expenses for 1824 92 10
Arrearages prior to 1828
183 63
Repairs of sloops of war
- 4,849 33
Navy yard, Pensacola
" . 622 10
Building ten sloops of Wjar
39 05
Repairs of the officers'quarters,
marine barracks, Washington
35 93.
19,588.72
3,019,667 85
PUBLIC DEBT.
Interest on the funded debt
- .
Redemption of the 5 per cent, stock of 1817
Redemption of the 4^ per cent, stock, per
act 24th May, 1824
Redemption of the 4J- per cent, stock, per
act 26th May, 1824 - Redemption of exchanged 4^ per cent, stock
of 1825
- ^
Reimbursernentof"Treasury notes ^
Certain parts of domestic debt
-
1,102,263^0;
4,000,000 00
3,260,475 99
91,188 92
1,539,336 16
8 00
40 90
9,993,313 67
From whick deduct, the fiollowing repayQuent:
Interest on Louisiana stock
- .
-
9,834 21
9,983,479 46
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$21,159,778 9'7
TREASURY D E P A R T M E N T ,
Register's Office, December 4, 1831.
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K . — S T A T E M E N T ofi^tke fiunded debt ofi the United'States, as it'will be on the 1st ofi January, 1832; exkibiiing also
tke dates ofi tke acts under wkich tke several stocks loere constituted, and tke periods at wkick tkey are redeemable.-
Stocks.,
Three per cent, stock, revolutionary debt
Five per cent, stock
- . . Five per ceiit. siock exchanged
Four and a half per cent, stock
Four and a half per cent, stock exchanged
Date 'of the acts
constituting-the
several slocks.
Aug. 4, 1790
March 3, 1821
April 20, 1822
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Amount.
When redeemable.
At the pleasure of Government After the 1st day o''f January, 1835
One-third after the 31st day of December, 1830
One-third after the 3ist day of December, 1831
One-third after the 31st day of December, 1832 "
.May 24, 1824. After the 1st day of January, 1832
- May . 26, 1824 One-half after the 31st day of December, 1832
One-half after the'Slst day of December, 1833
-
$13,296,626 21
^4,735,296 30
)
>
)
56,704 77
4,792,001 07
1,739,524 01
\ 4,454,727 95
5
o
6,194,251 96
Ul
- Total dollars ,24,282,'879 24
Amount of the funded debt 1st January, 1831
- - _
_ ^ .
A'd'd three per cent, stock issued for interest on the revolutionary debt, per act of-the 12th-Jaine, 1708
Deduct pajaxients from the 1st January to 30th September, 1831, viz:
Five per cent, stock, residue of bank subscription
-\
Four and a half per cent, stock, per act of 3d March, 1825 On account of the live million loan, per act of 26th May, 1824
On account of the five millioa.loan, per act of 24th May, 1824
O
39,082,461 88
228 64
39,082,690 52
- ,
.-
- . , - '
•.^
°
•-
- 4,000,000 00
- 1,539,336 16
91,188 92
- 3,260,475 99
8,891,001 07
Also, payments to be made in the4th quarter of 1831, viz: .
Five per cent, stock, per act of 15th May, 1820.
- •
:' Four and a half per cent, stock, per act of 26th May, 1824, residue of the five million loan
TREASURY DEPART_MENT, Registefs Office. Novemher 29, 1831.
999,999 13
4,905,810 21
5,908,810 2i
As above, dollars
14,799,811 28
24,282,879 24
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1831.]
SECRETARY OF T H E TREASURY.
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S T A T E M E N T ofi the unfiunded debt, as it will be on tke 1st ofi .January] 1832.
Registered debt, being claims registered prior to the year 1798,
for services and supplies.during the revolutionary war $27,919 85
Treasury notes, viz: notes bearing^iiiterest
- $5,010 00
small, notes
2,106 00
7,116 00
Mississippi stock.- Amount outstanding, including
awards not applied for 4,320 09
39,355 94
Amount of unfunded debt 1st of January, 1831 Deduct registered debt issued in 3 per cent, stock'
paid in money'''
-
40,729 80
, 228 64
399 ;22
627 86
61 00
685 00
Treasury'notes paid ofFt
Mississippi stock
1,373 86
^39,355 94
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
'Regisier'.s Ofiice, November 29, 1831.
T. L ; S M I T H , Register.'
M.
S T A T E M E N T ofi' the amount ofi duties secured in 1829, and 1830, on
wool,' woollens, cottons, iron, kemp, cordage, and sugar.
In 1829,
Articles.
On wool
-
-
-
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On woollens:
Not exceeding 33:^ cts. per square yard
\
Do.
50
do.
!
Do.
100
do.
\
Do.
250
do.
1
400 '
do.
( Above
400
On blankets - . ( hosiery "-
Do.
do.
-
-
.
In 1830,
139,701
$41,668
160,096 ,
260,904 '
598,012
519,845
40,602
4,402*
172,245
88,308
159,300
217,579
478,016
564,721
, 28,128
1,216
227,308
51,397
* i^358 32 paid in the 4th quarter of 1830, subsequently to the formation of the last annual
statement,
t ^53 paid in thesame quarter..
270
REPORTS OF T H E
[1831.
S T A T E M E N T M^Contiiiued.
..
.
On worsted stuff goods
.
carpeting, Brussels, Wilton, &e.
Venetian and ingrain
other, manufactures of wool .
^
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•
-
-
•
On cottons, printed and colored
white
other manufactures of cotton
•
In 1829.
.
,- .
. -
• )
,
In 1830.
1434,713
- 47,173
129,514
242,260
$383,495
51,789
62,055
105,206
2,698,074
Articles.
2,330,210
1,01.5,549 '
537,563
338,480
-:
1,891,592
"
On iron: on articles paying duty ad valorem
on pig
on bar, rolled
hammered : on other articles paying-specific duties
933,727
559,215
174,123
1,667,065
894,432
' . 834,028
17,552
16,068
199,145 • • 293,406
465,463
791,139
, 224,944
253,264
2,065,324
1,924,117
-
-
-
, -
199,702
65,453
On cordage, tarred untarred
-
-
-
23,525
11,401
20,497
4,843
34,926
• 25,.340
1,434,961
129,298
'2,923,929
409,426
^ $1,564,259
$3,333,355
On hemp
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On sugar, brown
. white and clayed -
•
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RECAPITULATION.
On wool ' woollenscottons , - •
iron
hemp
cordage - '
sugar
- .
-
• -
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$39,701 ,
2,698,074
1,891,592
2,065,324
199,702
34,926
1,564,259
' $8,493,578
$41,668
2,330,210^
1,667,065/
1,924,117;
•65,45^
25,34©
3,333,35^
$9,387,208
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Register'is Office^ December 6, 1831.
T . L. SMITH, Register.
1831.]
SECRETARY OF T H E TREASURY.
271
REPORT OF T H E COMMISSIONER OF T H E ' G E N E R A L LAND
OFPICE.
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GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
November 30, 1831.
SIR.: The operations of this office for the last year, a report of which I
have now the honor of presenting to your consideration and that of the
Governraent, have greatly exceeded previous expectations. An unusual
quantity of the public lands has been disposed' of;, nearly all of which, at
the minimum price, and to actual settlers. The causes,which have principally contributed toincrease the sales, may be found in that active spirit of
emigration which prevails, in both Europe and America, in'the enterprise
and industry of The people of the western and so uth western, States and Territories, and in the general prosperity of the country.
/ The statement hereunto annexed, marked A, shows the periods to
which tlie quarterly accounts of the receivers have been rendered to this
office, as also the monthly abstracts of sales and receipts, and the admitted
balances remaining in the hands of the several receivers at the respective
dates of their last returns. The quantit.y of laiids sold, and the.amount of
purchase money, designating that portion received for sales made prior to
J u l y l , 1820;xthe several amounts received irlrCash, forfeited land scrip,
military land scrip,, and the total amount ofreceipts ;'with the amount paid
into the Treasury, in each State and Territory, duringthe year 1830, the
firsi and second quarters of 1831, as also the third quarter of 1831 ; will
appear from the accompanying document, marked B. The annexed statement, marked C, exhibits the transactions under the operation ofthe actof
Congress, approved the 31st of March, 1830, entitled-•'An act for the relief of the purchasers of public lands, and for the suppression of fraudulent
practices at the sales of the publiciands of the United States," and the.act
supplemental thereto, ofthe 25th of February, 1831, both of which terminated on the 4th day of July last.
In the last annual report of this office, a schedule was furnished, showing
the quantity of forfeited land stock issued at the several land offices estab-.
lished under the credit system, amounting, up to June 30, 1830, to
1^^365,035 32. The.amount issued since that period, to the 30th Septe.mIber last,'is $171,977 49, making a totaramount issued at the'land offices,,
Lup to the last named period, of $537,012 8 1 ; which, added to $29,782 75,
l h e amount issued at the Treasury for lands sold to Edgar and'Macomb at
llfJew York, in the year 1787, .constitutes an aggregate of forfeited land..
s|ock issued to the 30th bf September, 1831, of $566,795 56..
The appropriations for clerk hire, in the several offices of the surveyors
gieneral, with one exception, have, for many years, been inadequate to the
dpe performance of all the duties required of them by law. Arreai:s in.
riScording the public suryeys in most of the offices have long been accumuIjjiting, arid been the cause of much delay and embarrassment in this branch,
of the public service. The present means provided by Congress have
proved insufficient to enable the surveyors generar to discharge their cur
272
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REPORTS OF T H E '•
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rent duties, and examine and test the accuracy of the surveys, and prepare
the duplicate plats and descriptive notes, according to law, in tinie for the
Government to bring the lands into market within a reasonable period after
the surveys have been completed. Many contemplated sales have been
postponed during the present year, and the intentions of the Government
defeate.d, and the expectations of the people disappointed, by reason of the
insufficiency of the necessary aid in^ the surveyors' offices. The retu'rns of
the public surveys should be examined, and their accuracy tested at the
surveyor's office, as soon as practicable after they are received, in order to
the prompt settlement ofthe accounts of deputies, and to the iramediate detection of those errors which must be corrected previous to such,settlement.
It is of much iraportance, both to the surveyors and the public service, that
the duplicate plats be promptly prepared, and furnished to the district land
offices, and to this office, as the surveyor general is not credited with, the
expenditures charged'in the accounts until the plats of surveys are rendered and his vouchers compared therewith; nor can th,e lands be proclaimed for sa]e by the President until the receipt of such plats at the
General Land Office. At the present.time, there are :dua from the several
surveyors' offices the returns of atleast three hundred townships surveyed,
which have been detained, andthe adjustment ofthe accounts for which is
suspended, by reason of the cause above mentioned; which townships ought
to have been prepared and offered for public sale, andmade subject to private entry, during the present year. ' To remedy these evils, and to prevent
future delays of like character, it is respectfully submitted to the wisdom, of
Congress to mal^e such.additional appropriations for the surveyors', offices
as will prove adequate to the performance of all their duties.
From stich causes and embarrassments, I regret that I am unable to present su,ch a'report of the operations of the surveying department as could
be desired, and as the public interest requires. The protracted illness of
the surveyors generalof Florida, of Mississippi, and of Missouri, Illinois,
and Arkansas, should be added to the other causes of delay in preparing
such public lands for. market as had been -previously surveyedm their
respective districts; while, the difficulty of procuring, until late in. the
season, a competent surveyor general for Louisiana, under the act of the
last session of Congress, who would accept that office, has caused an entire
suspension of the surveys in that State.
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^On the establishment of the office of surveyor general for Louisiana, with
a knowledge of the confusion and chaos which fpr a long time had prevailed
in the'^surveyor's office south of. Tennessee, it was deemed expedient and.
necessary to send a special agent to that section of country, who was inti-..
mately acquainted with the .subject, and withthe numerous errors, and their
character, which had been committed, in relation to the surveys of the private land claims, with a view to expedite the transfer ofthe proper suryeys
from said office to that of Louisiana, as required by the act of March last,|
and to examine the surveys, documents, and papers, and take abstracts andjmemorandums of such of them as it was necessary should be thus transfer^
red. That agent has returned, after a very faithful performance of the duty|
assigned,him; and, from his full and intelligent report, 1 am satisfied thai
the impolitic and irresponsible system which existed in the surveying dei
partment, under the laws creating the offices of principal deputy surveyors,^
(which were repealed at the last session of Congress,) has introduced evils,^
difficulties, and embarrassments, connected with the public surveys in
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Louisiana, which cannot be overcome but by the patient industry, unceasing
.vigilance, and competent skill ofthe surveyor general of that Stat6. While
it.is the pohcy, as it is the interest, of the Government to facihtate the sales,
of the public lands, and aecommpdate purchasers, and promote the settlement of those sectioris of the country to which emigration .tends, I would
renew the recommendation for establishing another land office in Indiana,
as called for by the necessities and convenience of actual' settlers, and as
required by considerations, equally important to'the pecuniary interests of
the Governmenf; to include the territory described in the following limits',
to wit: Commeneing at that point on 'the Tippecanoe'rivej where the
boundary line,established bythe treaty of the Wabash, the l-6th of October,
1826, intersects that river; thence, with said boundary, tbits intersection
with the.range'iine dividing ranges seven> and eight east; thence north, to
the northerrT boundary of the States thence west, with the line of that,
northern bqundary, to the northeast corner of Illinois'; thence south, to a
point duewest of the first call; ^and thence, due east, to the place of beginning; and that the land office therein be located at. some eligible and convenient place by the President. The section bf country above described israpidly settling with emigrants fi'om other States/and from Europe,^ many
of whom are compelled fo travef from one hundred to o,ne hundred and
eighty miles from their place of residence to enter and. pay for their lands;
while'others, without the means of defraying the expenses of ^o long a
journey, prefer.locating themselves upon the public domain j in the hope^ that
some pre-emption or^. other relief law will be passed for their benefit.
The act of 30th. May, 1630,..•• for.the relief of certain officers and soldiers of the Yirginia line and navy, and. of the continental ariny,'during
the revolutioiicirywar," has thrown upon this office an amount of labor
greatly exceeding that which was anticipated. The appropriatioil of four
thousand dollars, for. this service and other, objects of duty, was insufficient
to accomplish the purposes intended;. and others have been occasionally
detailed to assist, tp the neglect of curren,t duties. Such were the importunities of the claimants^, and soardent and pressing their demands for scrip,
andso numerous the difficulties fo be encountered, that,-with the most p<srsevering industry, the office,^ with the mearis in its power, has not been able
to satisfy allthe. clainis,under the Yirginiacontinentarand State lines. Five
hundred and 'twenty warrants (including two hundred and forty.seven of
United States' niilitary) have been satisfied with scrip, amounting to 183,690'
acres.-ofJ h e . Virginia State line and navy, 38.901 y\^ acres of the Virginia contin,ental line, and 34,300 acrfesof the IJnited, States' military.
Mari.y ofthese warrants—r-i n fact the largest portion of them—with the title
papers connected, therewith, have req^uired and have received an examination and investigation o^as difficultand complicated a character as,those of
a laborious and contested suit inchancery, involving an extensive and volu-'
piinous correspon4ence of legal discussion, and frequently of perplexing
' mbarrassment. These investigations have iniposed upon the Commissioner,
nd thpse gentlemen of the office who were particularly charged with this
slervice, a very fatiguing and irksome duty. It would have been greatly
||referred, if the peculiar circumstances of many of these cases had justified
the delay necessary to an Adjudication in the regular administration of justiice, that the decision of numerous questions arising under the construction'
< f wills, and.the conflicting claims of heirs, had not'.devolved upon an exr
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yerted questions of law which their importance frequently required. From
the statement marked D, hereunto annexed, it will appear that, n:p to the
14th instant,Ihree thousand five hundred and twenty-eight pieces of scrip
had been issued, the record of which, in this office, fills; eighteen books of
about two huridred pages each.^
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At the last session of Congress, the sum of five,thousand dollars was
appropriated for the employment of. temporary clerks, to bring up the
arrears of this office. This sum will have been expended on. the' first of
January next, and has furnished the me,ans of disposing of an unusual
ampunt of the current business for the year. , From thefirst ofJanuary last,
there have been prepared, examined, and-recorded, and will be issued previous to the'.close ofothe year, more than twenty-five thousand .patents for
lands sold; when, with the ordinary force of the office .applied to that object, there were less than seven tfiousand issued in the year 1830. During
the sam^ time there have been written, and.recorded or registered,, more,
than five thousand letters, occupying a record* exceeding fifteen hundred
large folio pages, and .five hundred quarto pages, in addition to the performance of other duties which have unremittingly pressed upon the time and
, attention of the office. But with ail the exertions which have been made,
and with thesaid afforded by the appropriation above mentioned, to such an
extent has the current business ti'nexpectedly increased, that:the arrears on
the first of January next will be greater than at the date of my last report.
The annexed document, marked E, exhibits the several classes of arrears,
with the number of clerks required to bring up the business ofeach in one
-year; by which it will appear ihat the labor of fifty-five clerks is necessary to accomplish that object. That statement has been made out from a
very particular examination, and a careful and' moderate" estimate ofthe
amount of laboi; require^d, without reference to sickness, or necessary or
tinavoidable absence from duty. But it will he impossible to employ so
many additional clerks in the rooms allotted to this bffice; \and^ there are
no unoccupied rooms in the pubhc buildings .appropriated to the executive
administration of the Government.' However desirable, therefore, it may
be, on public considerations, to have aU the .business of the office brought
up to the successive periods of its current duties, no practicaible plan can be
imniediately adppted, by which that object can be attained in less tiriie than
three or four years. With this view of the subject, I would respectfully
.recommend the permanent employment of fifteen additional clerks,^ and^a
special appropriation of five thousand' dollars to defray the expenses of
. writing and recording p'atents out of the office iii the year 1832. With this
additional assistance, if the brdinary business should not greatly iiacrease, iy
is believed a considerable portiori of the arrears could be .brought up in four J
.years; at the expiration ofwhich period, the whole force then in the office/
would be required to,,discharge its current duties. With this additional
'number-of permanent clerks, a reorganization of the bureaus of the office
on the plan mentioned in rn^i^ last report, could be effected to great advar^i' tage, and essentially contritlute to the accuracy and despatch of business,!
The arrears herein referred to, (one item of which will, on the-first pf
.January next, consist of more than thirty-five thousaiid patents for laiias
sold,) although unavoidable with the nieans furnished to the office, have «
.created delays in its business, frequently-injurious to persons interested, aii«i
,sometimes to the public service, and have afforded just cause of cbmplaint
corn those who were entided to a prompt discharge of its duties. I make
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this disclosure with the liope that ample provision will soon be made to
enable the department to do away the cause of complaint which now.exists,
and prevent the recurrence of any such cause in future. .
By reference to the last annual report of this office, it will be seen that
the total amount of sales of the pubhc lands for the year 1829 was one million two hundred and forty-four thousand eight huridred and sixty acres;
and it was therein estimated that Vhe annual sales to actual settlers, commencing with' the year 1831, would amount to one and a half million of
acres, and that those sales would increase, with-the population of the
valley of the Mississippi, to fifty per cent, at the close Pfthe next ten years.
Froni the exhibit hereunto, annexed, marked B, it appears that the sales for
the year 1830 have fimounfed ^to more than one milhon niiie hundi'ed thousand, and that '^for the first three quarfers of the" present year they have
exceeded two millions of acres, and that the money actually paid into the
treasury during the last period, fromthe proceeds of the sales, is nearly two
and a half millions of dollars.
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The importance with \yhichjhese extensive operations are seen and felt
by the people of the w;estern and.southwestern Sfates and Territories,-imposes uppn -the Government the highest obligation.to proniote, by those'
means within it^ competency, a prompt discharge of all the duties required
of those who have any official agency, either' directly or indirectly, in the
sales and disposition of the public domain. Those sections of the Union now
contain more inhabitants than the entire population of the United States at
any period of the revolutionary war. By the returns ofthe census of 1830,
it appears they then contained a free popillation exceeding three npillioiis,
andean aggregate population, within two hundred thousand, equal to all the
enuriierated inhabitants of the United States and its territories in the year
1790. There,are no sections of the Union where the citizens are^ more
distinguished for active and vigorous pursuits and perseyering industry, and
where they are compelled to rely riiore,exclusively upon their own resources
and individual enterprise for the means of subsistence and the comforts and
conveniences of lifel The pecuhar circumstances which attended their
early settlement in .the forests, produced habits of the first importance to
the rapid growth of the country, and which have subsequently enabled them
to contribute largely to ihe public revenues of the nation. It is over the
principal part of those vast regions that the operations of this office extend,
and where the titles to real property depend upon the accuracy, and fidelity
with which its official duties are performed.'
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"^ Hon. LOUIS MCLANE,'
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195,501.78
598,115 55.
395,678 34
'269,138 2.6
477,346 06
135,689 06'
95,602 6Q
183,912 04
3,311 19
79,137 98
2,433,432 94
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586,392 59
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265,508 46
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95,235 29
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'^ 68,i37 98
42,049 '94
15,161 50
-7,227 40
3,945 05
36-, 789 29
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402 16
.5,333 62
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144,510 84
627,181 75
599,554 09
396,407 86 . 396,20^ 31
269,453 51 ' 224,609 03
475,471 71
479,218 33
136,303 12 , 148,254 07
76,730 50
95,637:45
178,516 65
184,041 47
1,833 .53
3,311 19
56,043 75
79,137 98
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135,425
210,796
154,137
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192,674
127,851
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7,409 63
11,552 40 ^ 233,589 88
1,728- 57 ' 176,762 88
130,120 39
3,207 28
18,467
6,306
5,561
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39,999 44
36,618-60
12,078 33
178,200.36
276,514 75
194,402 77,
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97^230 36
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142,547 85
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301,854 53.
80,424-92
100,530 55
- 32,106 68
40,133 30^
174,714 02
219,289 05
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61,264 82
88,096 37
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8,096 91
• 106,873 59
189,435 20
151,263 40
2,310 46
5,138 04
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98,801 53 . 124;361 64
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121,524 90
94,463 73
419 24
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274,178 30 207,886:02
4,266 64
13,103 13
283,013 78
67,366 18
50,720 44
1,534 35
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15;216 19
12,172 95,
535 75
9-20 62
15,601 06
98,3.50 49
78,320 34
575 15
98,925 64
- >
4,963 69
3,970 95
4,963 69
11,002 11
-8,571 19
11,'002 11
-. '
11,648 67
6,-775 00
9,745 93
1,575,739 30 ^
96,325 04
1,522,103 14
1,67-2,064 34 1,316,087 73
Ul
o
Total 3d quarter 1831 >
• ^
^
'
•
~
813,044.74" -1,045,720 85
• 32,507,98
^
- ^
1,028,366 40
•
•
'•
21,692! 82
^
- .
'
•
_
_
•
^
_ ' ~
.. „
. -.
u. •
-^
28,-169 60
147 ,'204
194,573
. l-26,865
122,376
28'7,280
-68,900
16,136
98,925
4,963
11,002
88
24
45
05
43
53
81
64
69
11-
125,228
181,'857
112,802
112,778
401,103
-74,052
11,900
135,430
3,100
5,318
o
i,078,2-28 83 1,163,571 17
G E N E R A L L.IND OFFICE,-A'OTe7?iier_.30, 1831,
15
18
56
65
86
69
00
08
00
00
\ ELIJAH HAYWARD,
Ul
a
•3
G - . — S T A T E M E N T exhihiting tke payments made {on lands sold prior io the 1st day ofi July, 1820,) tmdei' the operatiori
ofi theact ofi Congress, approved on tke 3lst Marck, 1830, entitled ^ An act fior tke reliefi ofi tke purckasers ofpublic lands
^
and fior tke suppression ofifiraudulent practices at tke public sales ofi tke lands ofi the United States,^' and ofi the aci supplemental thereto, appro-oed on the 2Mi February, 1831, both terminating^ on tke Uk ofi July, 1831.
Pre-emptions tc , and. redemptions of, reverted lands under the iirst
- section of said acts.
- •:
-' -
States
. or Territories. .
Land offices.
^
•
-
•
'
"
Gluantity.
•
^ •
-
Ac-res. hdths.
Amount previ- Additional pay- Total, excluding
discount.
ously paid, ex- . ments as author.clusiveof inter- ized by these acts.
est and discount.
.
, Dolls. Cts.
-
Dolls.
Cts. . . Dolls. Cts.
.
•
'
224,442 09,
^
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, November 30,
1831.
Pre-emptions to relinquish lands under thesecond section ofsaid acts.
Quantity:
.-
Purchase money
'
paid.
•
Acres, hdths.
,
, '
Dolls.
Cis.'
.
880 20
'
420^7
•680 17 '
Marietta .Ohio
.- '
• 2,235 17
clo.
-1,834 47
Zanesville"
^3,003 14
1,108 63
do.
1,057 11
Steubenville '- •'
1,660 36
1,259 67^
do.
1,199 15'
Chillicoihe . '1,92161
• 9,397 0^
. 9,425,37 VCincinnati
'. r
do.
-'-' V 14,744 81
2,534 24
,2,438'59Wooster "• ' -. ' - - . do.
^ 3,918 00 '
"
8,528 43
. 8,281•89
Indiana . Jeffersonville .'13,120 56
9,541 20
9,396 4 4
, do.
- .
-'
Vincennes ':. 14,846 38
3,.895 99
2,632 85
Shawneetown r
-' Illinois
-.
5,-078'72
•571 82
394 60
do.
-,• - .
Kaskaskia
772 65
366 66
333 34
do. . - Edwardsville > 560 00
,
-1,.373 83
St.'Louis
Missouri 2,617 44
2,340 32
2,914 77
2,-999' 85
do.."
Franklin '
- .
'
4,563 55
2,280 35
St.- Stephen's .Alabama - "
-:
6,127 84
,6,805-59 '
• -38-, 685 41
24,233 51
do.^-- '
Cahaba'
•41,934 89
• 49,642 20
Huntsville
do.
• - 88,172 86
64,371 95
8,995 05
11,976 13 •
Mississippi- '
Washington • 17,364 00 ^
' 955 8 9 '
Opelousas
-f
- Louisiana •-.
' 1,043 20 • • • - 557 75 '
1,284 61
'
1,605 52
- - • '2,111 '88..
Detroit ,.
• - - -• -Michigan 163,628 53
134,^925 68
"
•
O
.
1,160 24
4,069 64
79 49
2,165 10^
2,458 82 )
568 04L8,822 39
.397.75
-.4,972 83
.
443.23
) .16,810 32' 79 60
18,937 34
' 798 36 '
-• -6,558. 84
.- - 965 82 - . - . ^
'
7 0 0 0 0 ' ' , 400 00 .
3,64-6 68
•3,714 15
2,628 16
5,914 62
.
2,584 46
9,085 64
51,064 06
62,918 92 31,1.34 36
114,014 m
. . 20,971 18 ' ^, '^1,392 66
1,513 14
- 698 24
2,890 13 •
,298,554 18
1D
<
Ul
99 36
,
.710 05
. 1,987 24
554-04
127-00 997.95
• .
-
500
4,628
'3,519
3,819
97,330
62,581
' 1,881
o'
ffi-
00
30
46
'95
Q6
95- "
64
975 37
95,915 09 '
179,713 17
E L I J A H H A Y V ARD,.
V
CX)
CO
1831.]
281
SECRETARY OF T H E TREASURY.
'
.. D.
S T A T E M E N T exhibiting the nuniber ofi eack descripiion ofi warrants;
tke quantity ofi land therein granted; ike number ofi certificates or scrip
that have been'issued; and tke total amount thereofi, which kave been acted on under the provisions ofi ,tke act entitled ^^An act fior tke reliefi ofi
certairi qfficers and soldiers ofi ike Virginia Stats line and navy, and ofi
tke continental army, duringthe revolutionary war,'^'' in this office, to
Novemher 14, 1831:
- ;
, Amount.
Gluantity.^
*
'
•Number of
certificates.
IN'umber of
, warrants.
Description of warrants. ^
Dolls. Cts.
Acres, hdths.
' . - ' . ' '
Virginia State line and navy
Virginia continental -United States - '
208
65
.247
, Grand total
2,417
520
591
183,690 00
38,901 90
.• 34,300 00
'520 •,. 256,891 90-
•
.'
• .
• •
.
;
3,528
321,114 04
ELIJAH HAYWARD.
GENERAL LAND OF^FWE, November 30, 1831.
•
'229,612 50
48,6-26 54
42,875^0
:
E
.
•
'
.'
,
.
,
.
•
-
A S T A T E M E N T skoviing tke Masses ofi arrears in tke General Land
'Office, witk the number cfi clerks necessary io bring up tke business ofi
each, in oneyear, commencing on thefirst ofi January next.
First.
Second.
Third.,
K
Fourth.'
Fifth.
Sixth.
Posting the-accounts of thesales ofthe public lands, examining the certificates
thereof, and preparing them for patenting; auditing the accounts of tliej'eceivers of ,|)ublic moneys; and opening tract books for lands in the several
, d.istricts
, , '- . - . • -'
•
^
- • . •-•
Completing"separate and general indexes of the patents issued for purchased
lands, and'for military bounties for services during the last war' - •
Examining the papers,.and issuing patents for private claims,on the cases now
in the office; making indexes to the several reports of the names of the original and present claimants; and,accurately transcribing the reports of the
several boards of, cpmmissioners
..
, • - • -Examining the papers, and issuing patents for lands located under warrants
issued by the State of Virginia for services during the revolutionary war,
and making the necessary indexes to the warrant books
- ' Upc^n the first of,January next, it is expected that there will be in this office
about 35,000 certificates for lands sold by the .United Sta.tes requiring patents. The writing, .recording, examining, and transmitting pf thirty-five
thousand patents of lan'ds sold, together with making general and separate
indexes to the records thereof
• : , - . The comparison of the quarterly acbounts of the surveyors general, \Yith.the
survej^s returned, and,adjusting the satme, and completing the maps required
for the use of the Senate of the Uniteci States'
• Total
V' ~ -;
-
-
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, November 30, 1831.
-
'•-
• T
-,
6
15
12
3
16.
3
55
ELIJAH HAYWARD,
INDEX
TO
REPORTS O F ' T H E . S E C R E T A R Y OF T H E TREASURY
ON T H E
FINANCES,
THE PUBLIC DEPOSITEE, AND THE CURRENCY
UNITED STATES, FROM 1829 TO 1836, INCLUSIVE.
OF
THE
•A.
Page
Appraisement of goods under the act of 28th May, 1830.—Difficulties existing in-the
91
Appraisement of goods be made at value,in the place of importation,
and not by foreign invoice.—Recommendation that the
94
Appraisers of imported goods, arid suggesting an additional appointment in New York.—Remarks on the arduous duties of
12
Appropriations unexpended at the close of 1829, and applicable
to 1830
6
unexpended at the close of 183Q, and applicable
to 1831
'
'
• 86,87,89
unexpended at the close of 1831, and applicable
to 1832
^
218,219
unexpended at the close of 1832, and applicable
to 1833 '
- \
284
unexpended at the close of 1833, and applicable
to 1834
379
unexpended at the close of 1834, and applicable
to 1835
464
unexpended at the close of 1835, and applicable
to 1836
,
'
628
unexpended at the close of 1836, and .applicable
to 1837
681
for various public objects on the payment of the
public, debt.—Recommending
226
by . legalizing the seizure, by the Bank United
States of funds in its own hands.—The Secretary of the Treasury complains of-a probable
undue exercise of power by the Judiciary, instead of Congress and the Executive, to make
470
by Congress greatly exceeding the estimates, and
the necessity ftom this cause for larger surplus
on the 1st January of each year.—Remarks
o f Secretary of the Treasury on the effect of
473
766
INDEX.
Page.
Appropriations in doubtful- cases of constitutional right in the
474
General Government.—Remarks on
expenditures and collections in each State in
608
1834.—Statement of the
receipts and expenditures forl833,1834, and 1835.
654
—Statement of the estimates
Army, more desirable as regards the regulation of the tariff for
revenue.—A fixed amount for the ordinary peace establishment
.472
of the
Attorney General on me claims of the Bank of the United States,
fir damages on protested bill of exchange on
France—Opinion of the
508, 513
on [the seizure of the dividends/on stock of
united States in Bank of United States, to
pay damages, &c. on said protested bill of
exchange on France—Opinion of the
517
Attorneys and marshals, and Custom-house and land officers.—Provision of law necjessary to compel the surrender of books and
papers by
.
12
Attorneys and customhouse officers.—Relative to dividing com12
missions for compensation of
Attorneys.—Propriety of requiring bonds from: district
700
Austria,at different periods.—Currency;of
617
B.
Balances in the Treasury, on 1st January, 1828
5
1829'
5,85'
1830
85,217
1831
217,283
1832
283, 377
1833
377, 463
1834
463, 627
,1835
627, 679
1836
' 679
Balance, on estimate, in Treasury, on 1st January, 1837
680
Balance in Treasury on 1st January of each year.—Remarks on
the effect of appropriations by Congress greatly exceeding the
estimates, and. the .necessity from this cause of a larger
473
Balance expected to be in the Treasury on Jam 1,1830.—Estimated
6
1831,
do.
10,86
1832,
do.
218
1833,
do.
284
1834,
do.
378
1835,
do.
464
1836,
do.
628
1837,
do.
682
Bank United States.—Dividends on stock of the, for 1828
5;
1829
85
1830
217
1831
283
INDEX.
.767
Page.
377
Bank United States.—Dividends on stock of the, for 1832
1833
463
1834
627
1835,
679
first three quarters of 1836
679
in 1829.—General remarks on subject of the
bank and stock in the
9
in 1831.—General remarks on subject of the
bank and stock in the
223
in 1832.—General remarks on subject, of the
bank and stock in the
294
in 1833.—General remarks on subject of the
bank and stock in the
337, 384
in 1834—General remarks on subject of the
bank and stock in the
451,468, 557
in 1835.—General remarks on subject of the
bank and stock in. the
647
in 1836.—General remarks on subject of the
bank and stock in the
685
to the payment of the public debt by 3d March,
1833.---Application of thestopk in the
222
Statement .of advantages in the fiscal operations
of the. Government, by the agency, and recommending a renewal of the charter of the
223
regarded as an object of great importance, as
concerns the Treasures of the Government
and the currency of the country.—The 234
in paving part of the public debt.—Agency
of the
294
and placing them in State banks.—Reasons of
the Secretary of the Treasury, on 3d December, 1833, for removing the deposites of, the
public money from the
<
337
Docurnenh transmitted with said report viz ;
A.—Report of the Government directors, Bank United States,
22d April, 1833 \
357
B.—Report of the Government directors: Bank United
States, 19th August, $33
'
364
C.—Instructions to the collector at Philadelphia, 26th September, 1833
*
368
D.—Letter selecting the (krard Bank of Philadelphia as a
depository of public mone^ 26th September, 1833
369
Note.-r-Similar letters to Commonwealth Bank, and the
Merchants' Bank, at Boston; the Manhattan Company,
Mechanics' Bank, and Bank of America, at the city of
New York ; and Union Bank of Maryland, at Baltimore
369
E.—Letter to United States Bank at Philadelphia, to deliver
to collector of the customs there, all duty bonds to United
States payable on and after 1st October, 1833
369
Note.—Similar letters were addressed to the offices of the
Bank of the United States, at Boston, New York, and
Baltimore
369
768
INDEX.
F.-^-Letter from c ollector, Philadelphia, transmitting contract
executed by the; Girard Bank
G.—Contract exe> Mited by the Girard Bank
Note.—Similar contracts were executed by the Commonwealth Bank, a nd .Merchants' Bank, of Boston'; the Manhattan Company, Mechanics' Bank, and Bank of America,
at New York Union Bank of Maryland, at Baltimore ,
Bank of the Metropolis, Washington City'; Bank of
Virginia, at Ri<^hmond, for' itself and branch at Norfolk.:
Planters' Bank of Georgia, at Savannah, and. the Union
Bank of Louisiana, also, Commercial Bank, New Orleans
H.—From the pre sident of the. Girard Bank, announcing the
execution of the contract
I . — T o the Maine Bank, at Portland, selecting that institut i o n s a depository, &c.
Note.—Similar.lei ters sent to Commercial Bank, Portsmouth,
'New Hampshire ; branch of Bank of Alabama, at Mobile ,
Planters' Bank* of Mississippi, at Natchez ; Union Bank
of Tennessee, Nashville;. Franklin Bank of Cincinnati,
Ohio , Bank ofYirginia at Richmond, branch of Bank
of Virginia,• at Norfolk, Bank of the Metropolis, City of
Washington, Bank of Burlington, in Vermont; Arcade
Bank, Provider]ce, Rhode Island, Farmers and Mechanics'
Bank-, at Hartfo: d, Connecticut, Union Bank of Louisiana,
and Commercic .1 Bank,-New Orleans
K.—Frorn .the pi •esident of Maine Bank, at Portland, with/
contract executed by that bank
U
L,—Contract exe 2 ted by the Maine Bank, at Portland
Note.—Similar contracts were executed-by the Commercial'
Bank, at Portsmouth, New , Hampshire, Farmers and
Mechanics' Bank-of Hartford, Connecticut; Arcane Bank;
at. Providence, Rhode Island, and Bank of purlington,
Vermont From president of Franklin Bank of Cincinnati, with
contract executed by that bank
N.—Con tract exe< :u.ted by Franklin Bank 'A Cincinnati
Note.—Similar
Dntracts were executed by Union' Pank of
Tennessee, at Nashville, Planters'- B/nk of Mississippi, at
Natchez ; bran h of Bank of Alabama, at .Mobile
O.—Regulations of Secretary of the/Treasury approved by
the President o:f the United Statesi>r deposites of the public
money in selected banks, by disbursing. officers of the
Government
•
p.—Communicatons from Secretary of the Treasury to the
Departments of State, War,-and Navy, relative to deposite of public money in the hands, of disbursing agents
Bank United- StateSj that this bank was not necessary for tile Government or the pepple ; regulation of de-,
positesin State banks, and improvement of
the currency.^Reasons of the Secretary of
the Treasury, on 15th April, 183'4, for removing the deposites from the
Page.
370
370
370
371
372
372
373
373
373
-374
375
375
376
376
.451
INDEX.
.769
Page.
Bank United States, for seizing upon dividends on stock.to secure
the amount of damages on protested bill of exchange for French
indemnity.—The Secretary of the Tree^sury corhplains against
the
'
468
•Bank United States, opinion of the Attorney General on said seizure
517
Bank United States, for damages on account of the removal of the
'deposites.—Remarks of Secretary of the Treasury relative to
demand by the
478
Bank United States, for said damages,—'Opinion of the Attorney
General on claim of the
508, 513
Bank United States, for' damages and other costs on the bill of
exchange, for the French indemnity, and opinion of Attorney
General on same.—Correspondence and statement of charges by
the
•
509
Bank United States, in 1832, 1833, and 1834,—Amount of domestic exchanges by the branches of the
615
Bank United States—Circular to all receivers of public'money, relative to receipt of checks or drafts,of branches of the
618
Bank United States, in relation to tHe stock owned by the United
States therein.—Correspondence between the Secretary of thes
Treasury and the
663
Bank United States, near the 1st January, 1835.—Condition of the
670
Bank United States, near the 1st December, 1835.—Condition
of the
>
674
Bank United States, concerning the- amount due to the United
•States on account .of stock held in that bank—Correspondence
with the
715
Bank United States, &c,, concerning amount and distribution of
the proceeds of its stock.—Report of committee of
717
Bank United States, with estimate of their value on 3d March,
v
1836.—Debts and effects of the
719, 733
Bank United States, in relation to delay in furnishing certain information concerning the interest of United! States in that bank and views of the Treasury Department concerning the amount
due to the United States,—Letters to the president of the
736
Bank United States.—Letter to C. C, Cambreleng,. H. D. Gilpin,
and John White, relative to the same
'
741
Bank is agreeable to the' constitution, and indispensable to the
fiscal operations of the Government.—Opinion that the establishment of a national
224
Bank stock owned by the United States.—List of canal and
536
Banks.—Suggestions concerning the payment of interest on deposites in'
478
v
Banks as depositories of the ,same, December 12, 1834.—Report
from the Secretary ,of the Treasury, stating the present
system of keeping and disbursing the public money, and
reasons for reinoying the deposites from the Bank United
States, and selecting certain State
557
Banks selected as depositories of the public money, on certain
terms, to December. 1834,—List of
601
Yol. in.—49
770'
INDEX,
Page.
Banks selected as depositories, and means to meet demands on
them.—Condition Jin certain respects, of
Banks with that of the Bank of the United States and Bank of
England.—Comparison of the condition, as regards circulation,
deposite, specie, &c.? of State
Banks and, others indebted to the Government, with amounts clue
the United States at, the time of failure.—List of old depositeBanks about September .1,1834.—i^mount of domestic exchanges
by three of,the selected State
Bank paper and specie of the United States and several
countries of Europe, at different periods.—Circulation or currency of*
Banks incorporated by Congress in the District of Columbia.;
when incorporated; when selected as depositories of the Government; when stopped payment, and amount then due to the
United States. List of
Banks and the cur]'ency, in 1836.—Explanatory remarks concerning the depos te
Banks in 1834 arid 1835, &c.—Statement of the condition of the
Banks which were selected as depositories near the 1st January,
1835.—Condition of those State
Banks which were elected as depositories near the 1st December,
1835.—Condition of those
Bank notes >;of a less denomination than five dollars.—Circular to .all coll ecting and receiving officers, with instructions not to receive
Banks.—Remarks ojn the keeping of the public money, and state of
the deposite
Banks and in circul ation in 1833,1834,1835, and 1836.—Specie in
Banks near Novemlber 1, 1836.—Condition of the. several deposite
Banks near 1st Jim e and 1st November, 1836„—Recapitulation of
<
accounts of depo site
Bank of "^Vooster, a deposite bank,, on 7th November, 1836.—Condition of the Banks of deposite and the Mint, to 1st December, 1836: the
amount of drafts 'and warrants issued and unpaid, and amount
subject to draft; and the amount of future transfers ordered.—r
Amount to the c redit of the Treasurer of the United States in
various
Banks, relative to excessive bank credits, and encouragement
thereby to. speculate on, and monopolize purchases of, public
lands.—Circular to deposite
Bills of exchange in 1832, 1833, and 1834.—Amount of domestic
Bill of exchange, (see French indemnity.)—Protested.
Bonds.—Remarks (relative Xo custom-house in 1829
1B30
1831
1832\
1833
1835
1836
602
602
604
615
616
619
646
664
670
674
678
690
696
746
758
759
760
764
615
9
88
234
. '287
369,381
633
684
INDEX.
Bonds from district attorneys.—Propriety of requiring
Books and papers by attorneys, marshals, custom-house and land
officers.—Provision |of law necessary to compel the surrender of
Bounties on vessels employed'in the fisheries.^Remarks on
Bounties and allowances to vessels employed >in the' fisheries in
1828.—Amountof
'
Bounties and allowances to vessels employed in the fisheries in
1829.—Amountof
' Bounties and allowances to vessels employed.-in the fisheries in.
1830.—Amount of
.
Bounties and allowances to vessels employed in the fisheries in
183L—Amountof
Bounties and allowances to vessels employed in the fisheries in
1832.—Amountof
.
Bullion imported each ;year from 1821 to 1829, inclusive.—Value of
.771
.700
12
12
18
96
236
297
386
128
C.
Canada, and other adjacent foreign territories.—Suggestions for
regulating importations from
Canals to, a proper extent.—Remarks on the propriety of encouraging the construction of roads and
Canal and bank stocks held by. the United States in I834.~i-List of
Capital.—Considerations regarding the exercise of the money
power of the Government to regulate the unequal action of
Cash payments and short credits upon the revenue.—Effect of
Chickasaw Indians in 1836.—Receipts and expenditures oh account of the
Circular to collecting and receiving officers, with instructions not
to receive, bank notes of a less denomination than $5
Civil, diplomatic,, and miscellaneous expenditures, (see Expenditures.)
Civil, diplomatic, and miscellaneous expenditures for present and
ensuing year.-^-Estimate of. (See Estimates.)
Clearances.—Amount of passports, and.—(See Passportsc)
Coast to the Navy Department, &c.—Remarks on transfer of the
survey of the
Coasting vessels be applied to vessels coming from adjacent foreign territories.—Recommendation that regulations for
Coasting trade to prevent smuggling.—Suggestions for regulating
the
Coffee imported from 1821 to 1829, inclusive—Quantity and
value of
Coffee exported from 1821 to 1829, inclusive.—Quantity and
value of
"
€offee imported in 1828.—Quantity and amount of duty.on
1829.—Quantity and amount of duty on
1830.—Quantity and amount of duty on
1831.—Quantity and amount of duty on
1832.—Quantity and amount of duty on
13
233
536
16
381.
681
678
482
13
14
146
193
19
98
238
299
388
772
I-
INDEX,
Page,
Coinage of gold of \ alue of one dollar, and regulations for the
Mint.—Remarks concerning the
icerning
479
Coinage at the Mint, coins in bank, circulation, &c.—Remarks
relative to increase
694
Coins of the value of one dollar, and information relative to coinage at the Mint in 1834.—Recommendation for making gold
479
Coins have upon the duties on imports—Effect that relative and
true value of foreij n
94
Coin in 1833-'4—In iportations of gold and silver
620
Collection of duties, ( see Duties.)
Collection of duties in 1828.—Expenses of
18
1829.—Expenses of
96
1830.—Expenses of
236
I 1831.—Expenses of
297
1832.—Expenses of
386
Collectors.—(See Custom-house officers.)
Collector of the customs'at Philadelphia relative .to deposites.—Instructions to
36.8
Collectors not to recefve bank notes of a less denomination than
$>5.-^-Circular to
678
Colleges.—Quantity c f land granted to States, for
662
Commerce with the W est Indies.—Suggestions for improvement of
15
Compensation to custom-house officers.—Relative to inequality,
&c. of*
12
wnpensation.—Recommendation that the commissions allowed
to collectors on bonds be divided between them and district
12
attorneys as
Consumption of impo: ts (see Imports.)
370, 373, 374, 3,75
Contracts made with deposite banks
Cordage, (see Duties oH.
Cordage in 1829 and 1-830—Amount of\ duties secured on
270
Correspondence of Treasury Department with Bank United States
in relation to bill of exchange oh France
505
Correspondence with the Bank United States concerning the
amount due the' Un ited States on account of the stock held in
that bank
710
Cottons, (see Duties or
Cotton recommended for protecting duties
230
Cottons in 1829 and 1830.—Amount of duty secured on
270
Cotton for various periods from 1792 to 1834.—Quantity and
value of exports of
659
:Cotton trade.—Remarks upon the importance of the
685
Credit system.—Suggestions of improvement in the mbde of collecting, duties on imports, or
15
Credit.—Remarks on tpe importance of a national bank in maintaining the public
223
Credits on revenue borbds..—Statement of the effect or operation
upon the revenue of he act of 1:4th July, 1832, abolishing long
381
Currency of the United[States.—Opinion o f L . McLane,Secretary
of theTreasury, in D(jcember, 1831, as to the important agency of
a national bank in establishing and preserving the
224, 234
INDEX.
.773
PageCurrency, on 15th April, 1834.—Recommendation of R.B. Taney,
Secretary of the Treasury, for the establishment of the
Currency, on December, 3, 1833.—Recommendation of R. B.
Taney, Secretary of the Treasury, for the establishment of the_
Currency.—Remarks of the Secretary of . the Treasury stating
present mode of keeping and disbursing the public money, as
regards the regulation of our
-0
'
Currency, in the United States and several nations of Europe, at
different periods.—Circulation in specie and paper, or
Currency in 1836.—Explanatory remarks concerning the deposite banks and the
Currency of specie, by refusing to receive, on, .the part of the
United States, bank notes o.f a less denomination than $5.—
Circular to encourage the
Currency of the United States.—Remarks on the operations of
the Mint and the
Custom-house bonds.—(See Bonds.)
Custom-house officers.—Relative to inequality, &c. of compensation to
' •
Custom-house officers.—Provision of law necessary to compel the
surrender of books and papers by attorneys, marshals, land and
Custom-house officers.—Remarks concerning the compensation to
Customs.—(See Receipts from.)
Customs.—Receipts from.—(See Receipts.)
Customs.—Estimate of receipts from.—(See Estimates.)
Customs for 1836.—Explanations of estimates of receipts from
Customs.—Relative to inadequacy of compensation to officers of
the
'
Cutter service.—Relative to pay of officers in the revenue
Cutter service.—Suggestions for thev improvement of the revenue
451
337
573
,616
646
678
694
12
12
700
631
226
92
481
P.
Damages on bill of exchange.—(See-French indemnity,)
Debentures.—(See Drawback.)
Debt in 1828.—Payments on account of public
5, 32
1829.—Payments on accounit of public
- 85. I l l
1830.—Payments on account of public
87, 253
1831.—Payments on account of public
283, 317
1832.—Payments,on account of public
377
1833.—Payments on account of public
463
1834.—Payments on account of public
627
1835.—Payments on account of public •
479
1836.—Payments on account of public
681
Debt on 1st January, 1829.—Amount and description of the funded and unfunded public
7
1830.—Amount and description of the funded and unfunded public
7,43 87
(
1831.—Amount and description of the funded and unfunded public
87, 122,219
774
INDEX
Page.
Debt oil 1st January, j.832.—Amount, and description of the fund220,268
ed.and unfunded public
f833.—Amount and description of the fund286. 330
ed and unfunded public
J.834.—Amount and description of the funded and unfunded public
380,422
|835.—Amount and description_of the funded and. unfunded public
466,. 504
1836.—Amount and description of the funded an$ unfunded public
681
Debt.—Estimates in 1|329, of expenditures for present and ensuing year.on account of the public
6, 10
1830, of expenditures for present and ensuing
86, 89
year on account of the .public
1831, of expenditures for present and ensuing
219, 221
year on account of the public
1|832, of expenditures,for present and ensuing
285,288
year on account of the public
l|833, of expenditures for present, and ensuing
379
year on account of the public
1834, of expendituresrfor present and ensuing
465
year on account of the public
1|835, of expenditures for present and ensuing
629
: year on account of the public
lp3v6, of expenditures for present and ensuing
year on account of the public
681
Debt redeemable in 1829.—Amount of public
7
1530.—Amount of public
8
8
1831.—Amount of public
1832.— Amount of public
IS33.—Amount of public
1£34.—Amount of public
1£35.—Amount of public
629
1536.—Amount of public
Debt and reduction of duties.—Advantages anticipated from the
17
payment of the publ: c
Debt shall be paid.—Relative to .the fiscal operations of the Government when the public
90
Debt, (see Surplus.)—Surplus fund applied to payment of public.
Debt on the 3d March, 1833.—Calculation for the total extinguishment of the public
222
Debt.—Remarks concerning the agency of the iBank of the United
States in paying part of the public
294
Debt on 1st January, 1.834.—Calculation for the total extinguishment of the public
379
Debt be brought to the seat of Government.—Recommendation
tiiat the books and papers relating to the public
384
Debt, and not applied for. on 1st October, 1833.;—Statement of
423
moneys previously dyanced for payment of-the public
Debt.—Remarks concerning the final payment of the public
474
Debt, and amount rem lining unpaid on 1st January, 1836.- -Remarks on the final e xtinguishment of the public
62°
INDEX.
.775
Page.
Debt and army land warrants received in payment for the public
land.—Amount of certificates of public
661
Debt, funded and unfunded, and its condition in 1836.—Remarks
on expenditures on account of the public
*
.
681
Debtors to United States for duties in 1831.—Recommending relief to insolvent
235
Debtors.—Suggestion, for continuance of act for relief of insolvent
700
Denmark.—Amount of first and second instalments under treaty
with
,
283
Denmark in Treasury in 1836.—Awards under convention with
714
Deposites from the Bank of the United States, and placing them in
State banks, with names of, and instructions to, same.—Reasons of the Secretary of the Treasury, on 3d December, 18333.
for removing the'
337
Deposites of the public money in selected banks by disbursing
officers of the Government.—Regulations of the Secretary of
the Treasury approved by the President of the United States*
for
376
Deposites from the Bank of the United States.—Reasons of the
Secretary of the Treasury, on 15th April, 1834, for removing
the
"
451
Deposites in banks.—Suggestions concerning the payment of interest on
"
478
Deposite banks and the currency in 1836.—Explanatory remarks
concerning the
646
Deposite banks.—Remarks on the keeping of the public money,
and state of the
690
Deposite banks near 1st November, 1836.—Condition of the several
746
Deposite, banks near 1st June and 1st November, 1836.—Recapitulation of accounts of
758
Deposite bank, on 7th November, 1836.—Condition of the Bank
ofWooster, a
^
,759
Deposite banks on 1st December, 1836.—Amount to credit of the
Treasurer of the United States, <fcc. in the
760Deposite banks to prevent encouragement of monopolies in purchases of public lands by excessive bank credits.—Circular to
764
Deposite banks.—(See Banks.)
Depositories for the same.—Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, December, 1834, stating the present system of keeping
and disbursing the public money, and reasons for selecting
certain banks as
•
557
Depositories of the public money in 1834.—List of banks selected
as
601
Depositories >of public moneys in the District of Columbia, &c.—
List of
619
Diplomatic expenses.—(See Expenditures.)
Directors of the Bank of the United States.—Reports of Government
357, 364
Direct tax in Treasury in 1836.—Surplus proceeds of property
sold for
714
776
INDEX.
District of Columbia; when incorporated;. when selected as depositories of the Gjc
overnment: when stopped payment, and
amount then due to United States.—List of banks incorporated
by Congress in the
Dividends on stock of| the Bank of the United States.—(See Receipts from.)
Dividends on stock.—(KSee JBank of the United. States.)
Drafts of branches of the United States Bank for dues.—Circular
to collectors of customs and receivers of public money, relative
to receipt of checks or
Drawback of duties in 1828.—Debentures for
1829.—Debentures for
1830.—Debentures for1831.—Debentures for
1832.—Debentures for
Drawback.—Regulations for storing goods for the benefit of
Drawback.—Duties charged on'carriages and horses from adjaM cent foreignoterritories without benefit of
Drawback of duties, in 1829.^—Debentures for
Drawback on refined sugar in 1829.—Debentures for
Duties on imports and tonnage, (see Receipts from customs.)—
Amountof.
Duties, (see Collection.)—Expenses of collection of.
Duties on imports.—Pjan proposed by Mr. Ingham, in 1829, for
reduction of
Duties on woollen goocjs.—Construction of law relative to calcu. lating the
Duties on carriages and horses, without benefit of drawbackTravellers, from adjacent foreign territories to pay
Duties,on imports, or the credit system;—Suggestions for improvement in the mode of collecting
Duties.—Advantages anticipated from the payment of the public
debt and reduction of
Duties in 1828 on imports not produced or manufactured in the
United States.—Amount of
Duties of Great Britain for 18 9 0.—Tariff of
Duties of France for 1822.—Tariff of
Duties of Russia for 1822.—'Tariff of
Duties of Naples for 1824.—Tariff of
Duties under tariff acts of 1830.—Reduction in 1831 of
Duties, as to retain sufficient for the support of Government and
payment of the public debt—Suggestions so to regulate the reduction of
Duties, owing to different valuation of goods.—Difficulty in establishing uniformity in the
Duties, owing to the difference between the relative and true value
of foreign coins.—Inequality in
Duties, specific and1 ad valorem, and expenses of collecting same
in 1828.—Value and quantity of imports, and amount of
Duties, specific and ad valorem, and expenses of collecting same
in 1823—Value and quantity of imports, and amount of
Page.
619
618
18.
96
236
297
3.86
13
13
96
96
10
11
13
15
17
44
45
61
71
78
89
90
92
94
19
97
INDEX.
.777
Duties, specific and ad valorem, and expenses of collecting same
-in 1830.—Value and quantity of imports, and amount of
237
Duties, specific and ad valorem, and expenses of collecting same
in 1831.—Value and quantity bf imports, and amount of
298
Duties, specific and ad valorem, and expenses of collecting same
in 1832.—Value and quantity of imports, and amount of
388
Duties on enumerated articles in 1828.—Quantity and amount of
20
1829. —Gluantity and amount of
98
1830.— Quantity and amount of
238
1831.—Quantity'and amount of
299
1832.-^Quantity and amount of
388
Duties to subserve the wants of the Government after the, payment
of the public debt.—Propriety of a revision and alteration of the
tariff of
226,229
Duties in 1831.—Amount and prospect of payment of bonds for
234
Duties secured on woollen goods, wool, cottons, iron, hemp, cordage, and su<rar, in 1829 and 1830.—Amount of
269
s
Duties to be refunded under act of 14th'July, 1832.—Estimate of
287
Duties to. the wants of the Government.—Suggestions in 1832 for
the reduction of
28.8
Duties. -Considerations regarding the execution of the act of
14th July, 1832, for refunding certain
292
Duties under act of 14th July, 1832.—Effect upon the revenue of
short credits and cash
381
Duties in 1834.—Opinion that the,revenue would not admit of
any reduction of
383
Duties for , protection only should be abandoned.—Suggestions
that
384
Duties, and free of duty, in 1S32,1833,1834, and 1835.—Value
655
of exports, and consumption and value of imports paying
Duties on imports, so as to reduce them to the wants of the Government.—Suggestions for change of
687
Duty, in each year, from 1821 to 1829, inclusive.—Value and
quantity of merchandise free of
124
Duty ad valorem, from 1821 to 1829, inclusive.—Value and quantity of merchandise subject to
129
Duly, specific, from 1821 to 1829, inclusive.—Value and quantity
of merchandise subject to
/
139
E.
Edgar & Macomb, at New York, in 1787.—Amount of stock
issued at the Treasury for lands sold to
Effective, (see Funds.)—Funds not.
Estimated balances, (see Balances.)
Estimates of receipts for present year, in, 1829
1830
1831
1832
1833
1834
271
6
86
218
284
378
-464
778'
INDEX,
Page.
Estimates of receipts | for present year, in 1S35.
1836
1
Estimates of receipts for ensuing-- year, in 1829
1830
'I
1831
1832
1833
1834
1835
I1836
Estimates for 1837.—Explanation of the
Estimate of expenditiues for present year, in 1829
1830;
1831
1832
1833
1834
1835
1836
Estimates for 1836, wnth suggestions on probable changes, to
1842.—Explanation; of the
Estimate of expenditui for ensuing year, in 1829
i|es
1830
1831
1832
1833
1834
,
1835
''
1836
Estimates of revenue.4—Considerations connected with receipts
from sales of lands ajnd from customs, to be taken into view in
future
Estimates of revenue, -Remarks relative to the operations of land
sales, and reduction of duties under the tariff,'on the
Estimates, appropriations, and expenditures, for 1832,-'3,-'4
Estimates of receipts from public lands for 1836.—Explanation of
Estimates of receipts as: to customs and lands for 1836.—Difficulties in,
Estimates of receipts from miscellaneous sources for 1836.—Explanation of
Estimate of expenditures for 1836.—Explanation of the
Estimates, appropriations, receipts, and expenditures, for 1833; '4,
and '5.—Statement of
Europe, at different peiiods.—Circulation in specie arid paper, or
currency in the United States and several nations of
Europe in 1824.—Curr :ncy of
Europe and America ir 1829. -Currency of
Exchanges by the branc hes of the Bank of United States in 1832,
'3, and '4.—Amount of domestic
Expenditures, (see Esti mates of.)
Expenditures, including public debt, for 1827
628
679
9,10
88
220
286
380
466
629
682
683
6
86
218
284
378
464
628
679
631
9, 10
88
221
286380
466
629
682
90
470
535
637
639
640
641
654
6f6
617
617
615
5
INI)EX,
779
Page.
Expenditures, including- public debt for 1828
5, 27
1829,
85, 105
lflSO
,217,246
1831
283, 310, 377
1832
377= 400,' 535
1833
463,484/535
1834
627
1835
679
three quarters of 1836
703
Expenditures, civil, diplomatic and miscellaneous, for 1828
5, 27
1829
85,'105
1830
217, .246
1831
283,310
1832
377,400
1833
463,484
1834
627
1835
679
Expenditures, civil, miscellaneous, and diplomatic, for three
quarters of 1836
703
Expenditures, military service, ihcludingfortifications, ordnance,
Indian affairs, pensions, and arming militia, for
1828
5, 28
1829
85,106
1830
217,247
1831
283, 311
1832
377,402
1833
463, 486
1834
627
1835
679
Expenditures, military service, including fortifications, ordnance,
Indian affairs, and arming militia, for three quarters of 1836
704
Expenditures, navai service, gradual increase, &c., for 1828
5, 31
1829
85, 110
1830
217,2.52
1831
283,315
1832:
377. 406
1833
463, 493
1834
627
1835
679
Expenditures, naval service, gradual increase, &c., for three
quarters of 1836
711
Expenditure on account of the public debt in 1828
5r32
1829,
85, 111
1830
217,253
1831
283, 317
1832
- 377,408
1833
463,494
1834
627
1835
679
Expenditure on account of the public' debt for .three, quarters of
1836
680
Expenditures.—Remarks relative to the powers exercised by the
Treasury regarding incidental
11
TSO'
INDEX,
Page,
Expenditu.res for 1832 -'3,-4.-—Estimates, appropriations, and
Expenditures in each State in LS34.—Statement of the appropriations, collections, a Lid
Expenditures for 1836 -Explanation of the estimate of
Expenditures, for 1833 '4,-5.—Statement of estimates, appropriations, receipts, and
Expenses of collecting} the revenue, (see Duties.)
Exported from 1821 ,o 1829, inclusive.—Quantity and value of
foreign merchandise
Exported from 1821 tc 1829, inclusive—Total value of foreign
merchandise
Exported in 1834.—Ajnount of bullion and specie imported and
Exports in 1829.—Estimated amount or value of
1830.—Estimated amount or value of
siimated amount or value of
1831.—Es
stimated amount pr value of
1832.—Es
1833.—Esstimated amount or value of
1834.—Estimated am'ount or value of
1835.—Estimated amount or value of
1836.—Estimated amount or value df
Exports and consumpllion for 1^832,-'3,-'4, and '5.-^Value of imports free and pay in ^ duty, and value pf
Exports, and consumption of foreign merchandise, from 1789 to
^tatement of imports
1835, inclusive.—St
Exports, and value of exports of domestic produce, from 1789 to
-1835.—Statement of• the whole value of
Exports of co.tton for a
\\arious periods from 1792 to 1834.—Quantity and value of
Fees of office, (see Compensation.)
Finances for 1829, b} S. D. Ingham, Secretary.—Report on the
1830, b} S. D. Ingham, Secretary.—Report on the
1831, by Louis McLane, Secretary.—Report c>n the
1832, by Louis.McLane, Secretary—Report on the
1833,by Roger B. Taney, Secretary.—Report on the
1834, by Levi Woodbury, Secretary.—Report on the
1835, by.Levi Woodbury, Secretary.—Report on the
1836, by Levi Woodbury, Secretary.—Report on the
Finances.—Remarks elative to the acts requiring from the Secretary of the ^Freasn ry an annual report on the
Fire-proof building.,—Relative to loss of valuable papers by the
destruction of the Treasury building, and the necessity for providing a
^
Fiscal.operations of the Government when the public debt shall
be paid.—Remarks relative-to
Fiscal year.—The Secretary of the Treasury, recommends a
change in the
Fiscal year.—Suggestion for a change in the
Fish.—Relative to" duty on salt, and drawback on pickled
535
608
641
654
174
216
625
9
88
220
287
381
467
631
684
655
656
658
659
5
85
217
283
377
463
627
679
223
385
90
479
701
93
INDEX.
Pish imported from 1821 to 1829, inclusive.—Quantity and value
of
=
Fish exported from 1821 to 1829, inclusive.—Quantity and value
of
Fisheries.—Remarks relative to bounties on vessels employed in
the
Fisheries in 1828.—Bounties and allowances to vessels employed
in the
1829.—Bounties and allowances to vessels employed
in the
1830.—Bcjunties and allowances to vessels employed
in the
1831.—Bounties and allowances to vessels employed
in the
1832.—Bounties and allowances to vessels employed
in the
Fishing vessels.—Regulation of licenses for coasting and
Foreign coin has upon the duties on imports.—Effect that relative and true value of
Foreign merchants.—Suggestions for establishing, a fair competition in trade between American and
Fortifications, &c., military service, (see Expenditures.)
Fortifications.—Remarks as to cause for reduction of appropriations for
France for 1832.—Tariff of duties of
France.—The Secretary of the Treasury complains that the Bank
of the United States had seized upon dividends upon stock, to
secure the amount of damages on protested bills of exchange
for the indemnity from
France.—Loss to the United States by the discriminating duties
in favor of silks and wines of
Franbe.—Correspondence and statement of the charges5 by the
Bank of the United States, for damages and other costs on the
bill of exchange for the' indemnity lrom
France at different periods.—Currency of
France in 1836.-^Re'ceipts and payments on account of indemnity from
^
France.—Remarks concerning the reception of instalments due
under the treaty with
Frauds on the revenue by smuggling.—Suggestions for preventing
Frauds on the revenue -by smuggling spices.—Suggestions for
preventingFrauds in purchase of the public-lands.—Circular to prevent
Free of duty in each year from 1821 to 1829, inclusive.—Yalue
and quantity of merchandise Fund, (see Surplus fund.)
Funded and unfunded debt, (see Debt.)
Funds not effective in 1829
1830
.
Funds not effective or available in 1831
«
1832
.781
Page,
170
214
12
18
96
236
297
386
12
94
94
472
61
468
476
509
617
681
700
13
91
764
124
6
86
218
284
782
INDEX.
Funds not effective ir available in 1833
1834
,
1835
1836'
Page.
-
379
475
628
680
Go
Gales & Seaton.—Pecuniary transactions of Messrs.
363
Ghent, in Treasury in 1836.—Balance of awards under treaty of
714
Gold coins of value of one dollar.—Recommendation for authorizing the,making of
479
Gold and silver cur rency in the United States, and various other
countries, at different periods.—Amount of
616
Gold .and. silver bullion and specie imported into the- United
States in1833-'4.-j-Amount of
*
620
Gold and silver bullion and specie in 1833-4—Amount of imports and exports of
625
Great Britain in 1830.—Tariff of duties of
45
Great Britain—Relative and true value of the pound sterling of
94
Great Britain at different periods.—Condition of the Bank of
England, and currency of
602, 616
H.
Hemp.—(See Duties on.)
Hemp recommended for protecting duties
830.—Amount of duties on ~
Hemp in 1829 and* l:
Holland in 1830—C jrrehcy of
Hospital fund in tru .st in Treasury in 1836.—Amount of navy
• Hospitals,—Relative ;o sites for marine
I.
Illicit trade with adjacent foreign territories.—Suggestions to prevent
Imported and on tonnage in 1828.—^Quantity and amount of duty on enumerated e.rticles
r
Imported arid on tonnage in 1829.—Quantity apd amount of duty on enumerated articles
Imported and on tonr age in 1830.—Quantity and amount of duty on enumerated,exticles
Imported and on tonn age-in 1831.—Quantity and amount of duty on enumerated articles
Imported and on tonnage in 1832—Quantity and amount of duty on enumerated EJticles
Imported into the United States in 1833-4*—Amount of gold and
silver bullion and s pecie
Imports for year ending Sep. 30,1830.—Estimated am't or value of
r
183L—Estimated am't or value of
1832.—Estimated am't or value of
1833.^Estimated am't or value of
230
270
617
714
701
13
20
98
238
298
.388
^
'620
88
220
287
381
INDEX.
.783
Page.
Imports for year ending Sep, 30,. 1834.—Estimated am't or value of
1835.—Estimated am't or value of
1836.—Estimated am't or value of
Imports from adjacent foreign territories, to prevent illicit trade.—
Suggestions for .the regulation of
Imports, the like of which'arejnot produced or manufactured in the
United States.—Amount of duties in 1828,s on .enumerated
articles of
Imports in each year, from 1821 to 1829, inclusive1—Value and
quantity of
Imports in each year:, from 1821 to 1829, inclusive.—Total value
of all
'
Imports, &c—Comparison of increase of population with the consumption of
Imports free and paying duty, for 1832-3-4, and '5.—Value of exports and consumption, and value of
Imports, exports, and consumption of foreign merchandise from
1790 to 1835, inclusive.—Statement of
Improvements to a proper extent.—Remarks on propriety of encouraging internal
Incidental receipts, (see Receipts.)
Indian affairs, military service, &c., (see Expenditures.)
Indians—Remarks on cause for reduction of-appropriations for
Indian schools in Treasury, in 1836.—Funds for support of
Insolvent debtors to United States, for duties in 183,5, &c.—Recommending relief to
Insolvent debtors.-—Suggestion for continuance of act for relief of
Interest on deposites, in banks.—Remarks on subject of demanding
Internal improvements and other objects.of a general n a t u r e Remarks on necessity for retaining means to provide, for works
classed as
'
Ireland in 1832.,—Currency of
Iron.—(See Duties on.)
Iron recommended for protecting duties
Iron in 1829 and 1830.—Amount of duties secured on
467
631
684
13
44
124
173
633
655
656
233
472
714
235
700
478
472
617
230
270
J,
Judiciary, instead of Congress and the Executive, to make appropriations, by legalizing the seizure by the Bank of the United
States of funds in its own hands.—The Secretary of the Treasury complains of a probable undue exercise of power by the
470
L.
Land granted as bounties during the late war,, arid to certain
States and Territories, for colleges, roads and canals, seats of
Government, saline reservations, and common schools, to
October, 1835.—Total quantity of
Land Office, of the operations of that office in 1831.—Annual
report of the Commissioner of the General
of the operationsaof that office in 1832.—Annual
report of the Commissioner of the General
662
271
f_331
m
INDEX,
Page,
Land* Office, of the operations of that office in 1833.—Annual
report of the Commissioner of the General
428
of the, operations of that office in 1834.—Annual
report of the Commissioner of the General
537
Land Office in 1831—Considerations showing the necessity
of additional aid in :he General
^
273, 281
Land Office in 4833,—Considerations showing the necessity
of additional'aid in the General
430
Land Office^—Precautions against the destruction by fire of the
archives, title-papers, &c., in the General
430
Land Office, and means necessary to bring them up.—Statement
of arrears of business in the General
433
Land Office.—Remarks of the Secretary of the Treasury, relative
to the increased business and operations of the General
482
Land Office.—Remarks concerning the business and supervision
of the Treasury Department over the General
699
Land patents for the President.—Additional labor, in the General
Land Office, caused by the law authorizing a secretary to sign
430
Land cases.—Difficulties, from the want in the General Land
Office of the statutes and the reports of adjudicated decisions
of courts in the several States in
431
Land office in Indiana, in 1831.—Recommending an additional
273
Land offices in 1830 ar d 1831.—Amount of registers and receivers'returns, and operations of the several
276, 278
in 1831 and 1832.—Amount of registers and receivers' returns, and operations of the several
333, 335
in 1832 arid 1833.—Amount of registers and receivers' returns, and operations of the several
435, 437
in 1833 and 1834.—Amount of registers and receivers' returns, and operations of the several
540, 542
Lands in 1S31.—Operations and difficulties of the offices of Surveyors General of public
271
in 1832.—Operations and difficulties of the offices of Surveyors General of public
331
in 1833.—Recommendation of additional provision for
surveying the public
432
Land officers.—Provision of law necessary to-compel the surrender of books and papers by attorneys, marshals, custom-house
1
and
12
Lands.—Receipts from kale of, (see Receipts.)
Land, and quantity sold.—Receipts in cash and scrip, and incidental expenses, from sale of public:
in 1828^
5,24
in 1S29
85, 102
in 1830
217,242
in 1831
283, 305
in 1832
377,395
in 1833
463,548
in 1834
t627
in 1835
679
in three quarters of 1836
679
INDEX.
Lands, for present and ensuing year, in 1829.—Estimate of receipts from public, (see Estimates.)
Lands, to the States in which they lie, and distribution of the proceeds among the several States.—Recommendation for the sale
of the public
Lands United States1.—Payments on lands sold .prior to. July 1,
1820, under act of March 31, 1830, and supplemental act of
February 25, 1831, for relief of purchasers of public lands,
and suppression of fraudulent practices at the public sales of
Land sold at each land officeimder the cash system, from July 1,
, 1820, to December 31,-1832.--Quantity o f
'''
Land sold, amount jpaid therefor, <fcc., from 1787 to 183$.—Nett
quantity of public
Land prior to opening the land offices in, I787rl792, and 1796.—
Statement of special sales of public
...
Lands to October. 1835.-:—Amount of public debt, army land
warrants, United States and -Mississippi stock,, forfeited land
stock, and military scr-ip received in payment for the public
Lands.—Circular to receivers of public moneys, and to^ deposite
banks, relative to excessive credits, and encouragement given
thereby to frauds,'speculations, and monopolies in the purchase
of the public
,t
Lands for 1836.— Explanation of estimates of receipts from
Land scrip in paynient for lands, at the,land offices in Ohio and
Indiana.—Suspicion of fraud in-the reception of an undue portion of
Land scrip received in payment for lands in Ohio, Indiana, and
Illinois, in 1830, ,1831. 1832. and first three -quarters-of 18,33.Amount of military bounty
Land stock issued to Septemher- 30. 183.1.—Total amount of forfeited
,
'
'
Land stock issued under acts May 23,1828, March 31, 1830, and
July 9, 1832: and. also, the amount received in payment to
September 31, 1833. -Amount of
'
"Land stock and military land scrip issued and surrendered to
.
September 30, -1834.—Statement of amount of forfeited
Land warrants issued to November 14, 1831.—Quantity and
amount of scrip issued for Virginia and United-States military
Land warrants issued to November 30,1833.—Provision for satisfying Virginia and-United States military"
Land, warrants satisfied with scrip . quantity of land for which
scrip has been issued r amount in money. number of certificates
of scrip issued under acts May 30, 1830, July 13, 1832, and
March 2, 1833, to November. 1833.—Number of each descrip„ tion of
Land warrants satisfied. with scrip quantity of land for which
scrip has been;issued .. amount in mgney.. number of certificates
of scrip issued under said acts to November 15, 1834.—Number of each description of
Laws, and their due execution.—Considerations regarding the
necessity for enacting conciliatory
Digitized for VOL, iii —50
FRASER
.785
Pag e
227
280
438
660
661
661
764
636
429
449
271
444
544
281
429
448
546
232
786'
INDEX,
Page-
fishing vessels - -Remarks concerning
Licenses for coasting
£the regulation of
ouses.- •Remarks concerning the number
Light-boats and
and utility of
Light-houses.—Rernarp-relating to the improvement and regulation of
-
12
482
652
M..
Machinery has upon h uman economy and labor.—Considerations
regarding the effect that
16
Macomb at New York in 1787.—Amount of' stock issued at-.the
Treasury, for lands sold to Edgar and
271
Manufactures to a certiin extent.—Propriety of protecting American
,
229,290
Manufactures merely Are to be abandoned.—Suggestions -that, du384
ties for the protection of
Marine hospitals.—Relative, to sites for
7Q1
Marshals, custom-house and land officers.—Provision of law: necessary to. compel the' surrender of books and papers by attorneys
12
Measures.—Relative t(j> the preparation of the new weights and
481
Merchandise.—(See Imports.)
Merchandise in the, Treasury in 1836.—Amount of unclaimed
714
Military service.—(See Estimates "and. expenditures for.)
Militia, &c.,/military service.—(See Estimates and expenditures
for.)
Millrea of Portugal.—Relative and true value of the
94
Ministers in foreign countries.—Relative to the inadequacy of
compensation of public
227
Mint.—Information concerning the operations and suggestions
for the proper regulation of the
480
Mint, and specie in ba:iks, circulation, &c.—Remarks concerning
the currency, operations of the,
694
Mint on December 1, 1836.—Amount to credit of Treasurer in
the
762
Miscellaneous expensed.—(See Estimates and expenditures.)
Mississippi stock received in payment- for the public lands to October, 1835;—Amount of
661
Molasses in 1828.—Quantity and amount of duty on
19
Money power of" the Government, to regulate the unequal action.
of capital.—Considerations regarding the
16
N.
Naples in 1824.—Tariff of duties- of
78
Naples received and awarded in 1835.—Indemnity from
679, 681
Naples.—Relative to payment of third instalment under- treaty
1
with
»
701
Naval service, including the gradual increase of the navy.-—(See
Estimates and expenditures for.)
INDEX.
.787
Page.
Navigating interest,, and its depression in 1830.—Remarks concerning the
Navigating interest.—Suggestions for the improvement of the
Navy pension fundj in trust in the Treasury in 1836.—Amount of
Navy hospital fund, in trust in the Treasury in 1836.—Amount of
90
231
714
714
O.
Officers of the customs.—Relative to compensation to
Officers of the customs.—Remarks concerning the compensation
to
,
Ordnance, &c., military servicc.-^(See Expenditures.)
1'2, 226
700
P.
Passports and clearances iii 1828—Duties on
1829.—Duties on
1830.—Duties on 1831.—Duties on
Patent Office in 1836.—Receipts and expenditures on account of
'the
'
Pensioners.—Cause of reduction of appropriation for
Pension funds in 1836.—Amount of navy and privateer
Pensions, military service, &c.—{See Expenditures.)
Population with" the consumption of imports; &c.-^-Comparison
of increase of
Portugal.—Relative and-true value of the millrea of
Post Office in 1836.—Receipts and expenditures on account of the
General
Pound sterling of Great Britain.—Relative and true value of the
Power of the Government to regulate the unequal action of capital.—Considerations regarding the money
,
Powers not defined bylaw, as regards the custom-houses and land
offices.—Remarks relative to the exercise of
Privateer pension fund in 1836.—Amount of
Protested bill of exchange.—(See "French indemnity.)
Prussia at different periods.—Currency of
Public debt.^-(See Debt.)
Public money.—(See Deposites.)
18
96
236
297
681
472
714
633
94
681
94
16
11
714
617
a
Quantities of merchandise:-^(See Value.)
R.
Receipts.—(See Estimates of.)
into the Treasury from all sources'in -1827
1828
1829
1830
-
5
5,85
- 85,217
- 217,283
788
INDEX.
Page.
Receipts into the Treashry from all sources in 1831
283, 377
377, 463
1832
463, 627
1833
627
1834
679
1835
into the Treasury from all sources for 3 quarters of 1836.
679
and estimate for fourth quarter
5, 18
Receipts from customs in 1828
85, 96
"I
1829
217, 236
1830
283, 297
1831
377, 386
1832
463, 627
1833
627
1834
679
1835
from customs for 3 quarters of 1836, and estimate for
679
fourth! quarter
Receipts from lands in 1828
5, 24
1829
33,85,102
/I' 1830
217,242
1831
283,305
•'
1832
377,395
1833
463,627
. 1834 t
627
1835
679
from lands for 3 quarters, of 1836, and estimate for
fgurth quarter
679
Receipts from barik stock in 1828
5, 26
1829
•
85
J 830
217
1831
283
1832
377
1833
463
1834
627
1835
679
!
k for 3 quarters of 1836, and estimate for
;er
679
828
5
829
85
830
217
831
283
is, other than customs and estiinated for
rter
835
834
833
832quarters of 1836, and lands, in 1831 35, 463
3
1829
18281830
377
627
309
246
679
104
26
INDEX.
.789
Page.
Receipts from all sources, other than customs and lands, in 1832
1833
1834
1835
from all sources, other than customs, and lands from 1st
January, to 30th September, 1836
Receipts, appropriations, and expendituresin each State in 1834.—
Statement of
.
,Receipts from customsin 1836.—Explanations of the estimates of
Receipts and expenditures in 1833/ 4, and '5.—General statement,
of estimates, appropriations
Receipts and expenditures on account of the Post Office Depart.
ment in 1836
Receipts in Treasury held in trust for certain objects in 1836
Receivers of public ! money relative to receipt of checks or drafts
of branches of the Bank of the United States.—Circular to all
Receivers of public money, to prevent frauds, speculations, and
monopolies, in thle purchase of the public lands.—Circular to
deposite banks and
R evenue.—{See Receipts.)
Revenue laws recommended.-r-Modification of.
Revenue.—Considerations taken into view in 1830, as regards future estimates of the
Revenue to the wants of the Government, after the payment of the
public debt.—Observations regarding the reduction of the
Revenue cutter service.—Relative to pay of officers in the
Revenue cutter service.—Suggestions for the improvement of the
Revolution.—Further provision recommended for the soldiers of the
Roads and canals to a proper extent.'—Expediency.of encouraging
the construction of
Roads and canals.—Quantity of lands granted to States and Territories for
Russia at different periods.—Currency of
Russia for 1822.—Tariff of duties of
-
399
483
627
679
713
608
631
654
681
714
618
764
12
90
224
92
481
227
233
662
617
71
S.
Saline reservations.—Quantity of land granted to States for
Salt in 1828.—Quantity, and amount of duty on
1829.—Quantity and amount of duty on
1830.—Quantity and amount of.duty on
1831.—Quantity and amount of duty on
1832.—Quantity and amount of duty on
Salt and drawback on pickled fish.—Relative to duty on
Salt imported into: United Stated from 1821 to 1829, inclusive.-Quantity and value of
Salt exported from 1821 to 1829, inclusive.—Quantity and value
of
.
'
Schools.-^Quantity of land granted to States for common
Scotland -in 1832.—Currency of
Scrip.—(See Lands.)
662
19
97, 98
238
299
389
92
166
210
662
617
790
•INDEX.
Pag-.e
Seats of Go.veriim'ent.— Quantity of land granted to States for
Selected State banks.—Report of Secretary of the Treasury, December,, 1834, on the present system of keeping and disbursing
the public money in •
Selected as depositories of the public money.—List of banks
Sefected banks.—|(S.ee Banks.)
Sicilies, in Treasury in'L836.—Amount of awards, under the convention with thje King of the Two
Silks and jvines.-4-Loss to United States by discriminating duties
in favor of French
Sinking fund act in 1820.—Reserved under the.
Sinking fund in 1830.- Estimate of sum anticipated to be at the
disposal of the qommi ssioners of the
Sinking fund in 1830.- Funds placed at the disposal of the commissioners of thje
Smuggling or illicjit trad e with adjacent foreign territories.—Suggestions for preventing
South Carolina inlresisti ng the execution of the revenue laws in
1832.—Relativej to steps taken to counteract the measures o f
Spain in 1782.—Cjurrency of
Spain in 1836.—Receipts and playments on account of indemnity
by
Specie imported into United States in each year, from 1821 to
1829, inclusive
.Specie exported frbm 18^1 to 1829, inclusive.—Amount of
Specie imported irito United States .in 1833-4.—Amount of gold
and silver bullion and*
Specie imported and exported in 1833 4.—Amount of gold and
silver bullion and
sceive, on the part of the United States,
Specie, by refusing to re
. bank notes of ai less denomination than $5.—Circular to encourage the circulation'of
Specie in banks, circulation, &c., in 1836.—Remarks .concerning,
the currency, operations of the'mint, and
Specie in circulation anc. banks in 1833-'4-'5-'6
Spices.—Suggestions for preventing frauds on revenue by smuggling, and for reducing duties on
Spirits in 1828.—Quant: ty and amount of duty on
1829.—Gluantity and amount of duty on
1830.—(Quantity and amount of duty on
1831.—Gluantity and amount of duty on
1832.—Quant: ty and amount of duty on
Spirits imported into Un ted States from 1821 to 1829, inclusive,
—Quantity and value of
Spirits exported fromJ 321 to 1829, inclusive.—Quantity and
value of
Spirits and refinedj sugar in 1828.—Drawback on distilled
_ 1829.—Drawback on distilled
1830.—Drawback on distilled
1831.—Drawback on distilled
1832.—Drawback on distilled.
662
557
601
714
476
10
88
13
295
617
681
128
176
620
625
678
694
696
91
19
98
238
299
388
143
190
1-8
96
236
297
38.6
INDEX.
.791
Page.
State banks.—(See Banks.)
State~ in 1S34.—Statement of appropriations, expenditures, • and
collections irl each
608
States and Territories, for colleges, roads and canals, seats of
Government, saline reservations, and common schools.—Quantity of land granted to certain
662
Steamboats for the preservation of life and property.—Remarks
relative to regulation of
^
_
700
Stocks constituting the public funded debt in 1829
7
1830
7, 43,87
1831
87, 122, 219
1832
220,268
1833
286,330
1834
380,422.
1835
466,504
1836
681
Stock of Bank United States, for payment of public debt in 1833.
—Disposal of shares of the
222
Stocks to meet appropriations in case of deficiency in the Treasury.—Suggestion to empower the Secretary to sell bank and*
477
canal
"
"
'
Stocks owned by the United States.—List of canal and bank
536
Stock received in payment for public land.—Amount of Mississippi and United States stock and forfeited land
661
Stock in that bank.—Correspondence with the Bank of United
States relative to
663;
Stock—(See Land)—Forfeited land.
Stock of—(See Banjk United States.)'
Storing goods for benefit of drawback..—Regulations for
13
Sugar in 1828.—Quantity and amount of duty on
19
1829,.—Quantity and amount of duty on
97, 98
1830.—Quantity and amount of-duty on
238
1831—Quantity and amount of duty on
299
1832.-^Qiaantity and amount of duty on
388
Sugar imported into the United States from 1821 to 1829, inclusive.—Quantity and value of
147
Sugar exported from 1821 to 1829, inclusive.—Quantity and value of
194
Sugar recommended for protecting duty
230;
Sugar in 1829 and 1830.—Amount, of duty secured on
270
18Sugar in 1828.—Drawback on distilled spirits and refined
1829.—"Drawback on distilled spirits and refined
9&
1830.—Drawback on distilled spirits and refined
236
1831.—Drawback on distilled spirits and refined
297
1832.—Drawback on distilled spirits and refined
386
Surplus fund on 1st January,. 1830-.—Amount carried to the
7
1831.—Amount carried to the
87
1832;—Amount carried to the
219
1833.—Amount-carried to the
285
r
1834.—Amount carried to the
379
1835.—Amount carried to the
465.
792'
INDEX,
Surplus fund on 1st Jajiuary, 1836.—Amount carried to the
1837.—Amount carried to the
Surplus revenues-Considerations regarding the disposition of
Surplus in the Treasury in banks, on interest, or invest it in safe
stocks, for the purpose of income or revenue.--Suggestion for
deposite of
Surplus in the Treasury in 1836.—Explanation relating to the
Surplus in the Trjeasury in 1836, and suggestions for the disposition of it.—Remarks concerning the
Survey of the coast to the care of the Navy Department.—Relative to the transfer of
Surveyors "General of public lands, and operations of those offices
in 1831— Additional clerks'required in the offices of
Surveyors General of public lands, and operations of those offices
in 1832.—Additional clerks required in the offices of
Page.
628'
'681
228
477
643
'686
482
271
331
T
Tariff.—(See Duties on imports.)
Tariff of duties o|f Great Britain in 1835
45
France in 1822
61
Russia in 1822
71
, Naples in 1824
78
Tariff acts of 1830.—Reduction of duties under
89
Tariff of duties eqpal to the necessities of the Government:—Considerations shoying tie "propriety of rendering the
229, 289
Tariff of duties for.protection of .manufactures.merely, sjbould. be
. abandoned—Suggestions that a
384
Tariff act of 183$.- Inconveniences arising from not repealing
the
700
Tax in the Treasury in 1836.—Surplus proceeds of property sold
for direct
-I
714
Teas imported in 1828.- -Quantity and amount of duty on
19
'1829.- -Quantity and amount of duty on
97, 98
jl S30.-J— Quantity and amount of duty on
238
1831, Quantity and amount of duty 011
299
1832. -Quantity and amount of duty on
388
Teas imported in each 3 ear from 1821 to 1829, inclusive.—Quantity and value of
145
Teas exported from 182|L to 1829, inclusive.- -Qu an tity and value
of
192
Tonnage, (see Duties.)-j-Duties on imports and.
Tonnage and ligljt money in 1828.—Amount of duties on
18
1829.—Amount of duties on
96
1830'.—Amount of duties on
236
1831.---Amount of duties on
297
1832.—Amount of ditties 011
386
Tonnage employed in foreign trade in 1828.—Quantity of
18
1
- '
'
1829.—Quantity of
96
1
1830.—Quantity of
236
297
1831.—Quantity of
INQE3L
"'93
Page.
Tonnage employed in foreign trade in 1832.—Quantity of
Trade with adjacent 'foreign territories.—Suggestions for the regulation of3 and to prevent illicit
Trade to prevent, smuggling.—Suggestions- for regulating the
coasting
Trade with the West Indies.—Suggestions for improvement of
Travellers from adjacent foreign territories are obliged to pay
duties on carriages and horses without benefit of drawback
Treasury building, and the necessity for providing a fire-proof
building.—Relative to the loss of valuable papers by the destruction of the '
Treasury office on an enlarged scale, and fire-proof.—Recommendation for rebuilding
Treasury warrant.:—Form of
Treasury Department.—Concerning the reorganization of the
Trust for certain objects.—Receipts into the Treasury held in
380
13
15
13
3S5
482
603
701
714
U.
Unavailable funds.—^(See Funds.)
Valuation or appraisement'of goods under act 28th May, 1830.—
Difficulties existing in the
Valuation of goods—Difficulty in establishing uniformity in the
duties owing to different
Value of goods be taken at the place of importation, and hot according to foreign'invoice.—Recommendation that the
Value and quantity of merchandise on which duties accrued in
1828
Value and quantity of merchandise on which duties accrued in
1829
'
'
Value and quantity of merchandise on which duties accrued in
1830
Value, and quantity ;of merchandise on which duties accrued in
1831
Value and quantity of merchandise.,on which duties accrued in
1832
'
Value of all imports from 1821 to 1829, inclusive.—Total
Value of foreign merchandise exported from United States, from
1821 to 1829, inclusive.—Quantity and
Value of imports paying duty and free of duty, and value of exports and consumption for 1832, 1833, 1834, and 1835.—Statement of the
o
Value from year to year, (see Imports—Exports.)—Estimated.
Vessels.—-Regulation of licenses for coasting and
fishing
Virginia and United States military land warrants.—(See Lands.)
91
92
94
19
97
237
298
387
173
174
655
12
INDEX.
Page.
W.
13
W arehouses for stbring' ^oodSj &c. recommended.—The erection of
603
Warrant.—Formlof Treasury
Warrants, <fcc. received in payment for public lands.—Amount of
661
military land -|
Warrants.—(See Lands
481
Weights and measures.—Relative to the preparation of the new
West Indies.—Su'ggesti Dns for improvement of trade with the
15
Wines in 1828, {Quantity and amount of duty on
'~
19
97, 98
1829.-4-Q.uar tity and amount of duty on
237, 238
1830.-4Quar tity and amount of duty on
298, 299
1831.-|Quar tity and amount of duty on
1°832.-^-Quantity and amount of duty on
387, 388
Wines imported; from 1821 to 1829, inclusiye.—Quantity and
142
value of
j
Wines exported jfrom 1821 to 1829, inclusive—Quantity and
value of
j
189
Wines—Loss to |the United States by discriminating duties in
476
favor of French silks and
230
Wool and woollen goods recommended for protecting duties
Wool and woollens in 829 and 1830.—Amount of duty secured
269
Woollen goods.—[(See "^uties on.)
