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Jefferson, Thomas

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:25,000.00 USD Estimated At:50,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD
Jefferson, Thomas
<Our item number 86056><B>Jefferson, Thomas.</B> &#40;1743-1826&#41; 3rd President of the United States &#40;1801-1809&#41;. Document Signed as Secretary of State, 3pp &#40;front and back plus front&#41;, Washington, 1791 Dec. 23. Extremely fine; Jefferson&#39;s large, bold signature is lightly traversed by a horizontal fold. Being the Budget of the United States for 1792, printed on laid, watermarked paper, signed in type by George Washington as President, John Adams as Vice-President, and Jonathan Trumbull as Speaker of the House of Representative.<BR><BR>Headed &#34;<I>SECOND CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: At the First Session, begun and held at the City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, on Monday the twenty-fourth of October one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one</I>,&#34; and continues, &#34;<I>An ACT making APPROPRIATIONS for the SUPPORT of GOVERNMENT for the Year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two</I>.&#34; The act specifies essentially three areas of expenditures: salaries and expenses of government officials, military expenditures, and debt service. The salaries of the President, Vice-President, Attorney General and the Justices of the Supreme Court total &#36;53,000. The salaries of all House and Senate members total &#36;129,000--less than the annual pay of a single member today. <BR><BR>Certain entries stand out: an appropriation of &#36;2,500 &#34;<I>for the payment of the annual grant to Baron Steuben, pursuant to an act of Congress</I>&#34;; an appropriation for &#36;19,772.79 &#34;<I>for the additional expense of enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States</I>&#34; for the first census, taken in 1790; and &#36;1,000 &#34;<I>for the purchase of hydrometers for the use of the officers in the execution of the laws of revenue</I>.&#34; The total cost of the Government&#39;s operations was approximately &#36;600,000. Imagine the U.S. Budget today needing only three pages! An exceptionally attractive and historic document. <BR>Estimated Value & #36;50,000-60,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 86056<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/33jpegs/086056.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> <BR><DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/ilgebaylogo.JPG"></TD> <TD> 350 South Beverly Drive Suite 350<BR> Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA<BR> Telephone: 310-551-2646<BR> Fax: 310-551-2626<BR> E-Mail: <A HREF="mailto:brian@goldbergcoins.com"> info@goldbergcoins.com </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <font color=red> <h3>There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot.</h3></font> <P>We are one of the country's premier auction houses, specializing in U.S., World and Ancient Coins and Currency; Autographs; Manuscripts; Rare Books and other Fine Collectibles. Dedicated to quality of product and customer service, we guarantee authenticity of all items sold for their full purchase price. </P> <P>Our office will answer inquiries about lots (e-mail only, please) from 9-5 (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday. </P> <a href=http://PayPalSucks.com><img border=0 src=http://PayPalSucks.com/images/logo.gif></a> <p align=center> <font face=Arial size=2>Pay for this auction online with Western Union<sup>®</sup> Auction Payments<sup><font size=2>SM</font></sup></font> <BR><BR> <a href="http://www.auctionpayments.com/" target="_blank"><img border=0 src="http://www.auctionpayments.com/images/banners/banner1.gif" alt="Western Union Auction Payments"></a> </p> <P>Bidpay payment items will be sent upon reciept of check from Western Union. These payments may take up to ten days to get to us. We accept MasterCard, Visa up to $2500 dollars, personal checks, cashiers checks and money orders on all items. When using a credit card, please include account number, expiration date, billing and shipping address and eBay lot number. <B>Successful California bidders must pay 8.25% sales tax. This tax charge may not appear on your invoice until we are notified of purchasers address.</B> All credit card transactions are subject to additional verification. Shipping charges will not be quoted until notification of purchasers address. Please allow up to 5 days after the auction to get your invoice from us via e-mail</P> <P>We are members of the American Numismatic Association, Professional Numismatists Guild, International Autograph Dealers Alliance, Universal Autograph Collectors Club and the Manuscript Society. View our auction catalogs and consignment offers at: <A HREF="http://www.goldbergcoins.com"> www.goldbergcoins.com. </P> <TABLE> <TR> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.com/images/png1.gif" ALT="Member PNG" width=50 height=65>
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