Two Checks Signed by Secretaries of the U.S. Treasury

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MCLANE, Louis (1786-1857) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware, and Baltimore, Maryland. He was a veteran of the War of 1812 and a member of the Federalist Party and later the Democratic Party. He served as the U.S. Representative from Delaware, U.S. Senator from Delaware, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Secretary of State, Minister Plenipotentiary to the United Kingdom, and President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. As a member of President Andrew Jackson's Cabinet, McLane was a prominent figure during the Bank War. McLane pursued a more moderate approach towards the Second Bank of the United States than the President, but agreed with Jackson's decision in 1832 to veto a Congressional bill renewing the Bank's charter. He also helped draft the Force Bill in 1833.Document Signed “Louis McLane” June 19, 1834, Washington, paying R.C. Washington $8 from the U.S.B. Office of Discount and Deposite account. Fine condition....plus; SPINNER, Francis Elias (1802-1890) was an American politician from New York. He was Treasurer of the United States from 1861 to 1875. He was the first administrator in the federal government to employ women for clerical jobs.Document Signed “F.E. Spinner” as Cashier for the Mohawk Valley Bank, November 1846, with nice image of General George Washington. Fine condition...plus;

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