United States Department of the Treasury
1789-09-02
Department located in Washington, D.C. Formulates, recommends, and administers domestic and international financial, economic, and tax policies. Manages the public debt. Serves as financial agent for the United States government. Manufactures coins and currency. Oversees the administration of the U.S. Mint, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Bureau of Public Debt, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, U.S. Customs Service, U.S. Secret Service, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Internal Revenue Service, and U.S. Savings Bonds Division. Established September 2, 1789. Administered by the Secretary of the Treasury. Civil War-era Secretaries of Treasury: Philip R. Thomas (December 12, 1860-January 14, 1861), John A. Dix (January 15, 1861-March 6, 1861), Salmon P. Chase (March 7, 1861-June 30, 1864), William P. Fessenden (July 5, 1864-March 3, 1865), Hugh McCulloch (March 9, 1865-March 3, 1869).
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United States Department of the Treasury. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213364 (November 12, 2026).
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