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CONNEC TING WITH COLLEC TIONS
THE TICKER
Clockwise from top left: 1798 letter
signed by Aaron Burr; 1792 Treasury
Department Circular signed by
Alexander Hamilton; Alexander
Hamilton’s obituary, published in
The Balance and Columbian
Repository, 1804; Page from a
contemporary collection of
documents pertaining to Hamilton’s
funeral, 1804.
AUG 24
1814
The Main Treasury
Building in Washington
is burned to the
ground by the British.
AUG 29
1861
The Treasury Department
begins producing US
paper currency.
SEP10
1960
Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and
Venezuela begin meeting in Baghdad
to form the Organization of the
Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
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