CIRCULAR TO THE COLLECTORS OF THE CUSTOMS, OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, June 30th, 1796, Sir, [caption title]. This copy addressed to James M. Lingan, Collector of Custom for George Town, District of Columbia, and signed by Oliver Wolcott as Secretary of the Treasury
[Philadelphia, PA: Printed by William Ross], 1796. Broadside circular, 9 x 6 7/8 inches, revising Treasury Department instructions originally dated 30 May 1793, regarding vessels captured by privateers. Evans 31436 (not locating a copy). Shipton and Mooney: "The origin of this entry has not been discovered." Apparently not recorded on..... More