1813 Treasury Secretary WILLIAM JONES Signed Letter

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War of 1812 William Jones Secretary of the United States Treasury serving under President James Madison Signed Letter Sending $50,000 in U.S. Treasury Notes for Signature
WILLIAM JONES (1760-1831). Secretary of the Navy under Madison during the War of 1812, and as Acting Interim Secretary of the Treasury.
December 13, 1813-Dated, Letter Signed, "W Jones" as Acting Secretary of the Treasury, 7.75" x 9.75", 1 page, Treasury Department (Washington), with Integral "FREE" Franked "Treasury Department" transmittal cover, Choice Very Fine. This Letter written to William White, Pennsylvania Commissioner of Loans, sending $50,000 in United States Treasury notes for his Signature, for the signing of Early American Fiscal Bonds. Docket on reverse reads, in full: "Letter from Secretary of the Treasury Ordering 50,000 Dollars in Treasury notes forward to same in the man of David Ensliste - Dec 15, 1813 - payable 1 Jany 1815." Rarely encountered official transmittal for the signing of United Stated Fiscal Treasury Bonds / Notes.