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Sec. William A. Richardson 1880 U.S. Department of the Treasury Washington, D.C. | Previously Assistant Secretary of the Treasury under Secretary George S. Boutwell, President Grant promoted William A. Richardson (1821 - 1896) to Secretary when Boutwell resigned. The postwar economy had expanded so quickly that commercial banks became nervous and began calling in their loans. As a result, in the summer of 1873 the money supply... | Unrated | Anonymous | |
Sec. Oliver Wolcott, Jr. 1880 U.S. Department of the Treasury Washington, D.C. | Beginning in 1789, Oliver Wolcott Jr. (b.1760 - 1833) played an important role in the organization of the nascent Treasury Department. First, as Auditor, he established its clerical forms and methods, and two years later, as Comptroller, he was instrumental in establishing the branches of Secretary Alexander Hamilton's First Bank of the United States. | Unrated | Anonymous | |
George Henry Loring 1849 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | Unrated | Anonymous | ||
Miss Ann King Watercolor on ivory Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | Unrated | Anonymous | ||
Mrs. George Henry Loring (Amalia Heredia) 1849 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | Unrated | Anonymous | ||
Washington Allston 1841 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | Unrated | Anonymous | ||
Mrs. Christopher Grant Perry (Frances Sargeant) ca. 1840 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | Unrated | Anonymous | ||
Christopher Grant Perry 1840 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | Unrated | Anonymous | ||
Man In A Blue Uniform Watercolor on ivory Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | Unrated | Anonymous | ||
John Amory Codman Watercolor on ivory Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | Unrated | Anonymous |
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