A

SYNOPSIS

OF THE

COMMERCIAL AND REVENUE SYSTEM

OF

THE UNITED STATES,

AS DEVELOPED BY

INSTRUCTIONS AND DECISIONS OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT

FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF

THE REVENUE LAW S:

ACCOMPANIED WITH

A SUPPLEMENT

OF HISTORICAL AND TABULAR ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE ORIGIN, ORGANIZATION, AND
PRACTICAL OPERATIONS OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT AND ITS VARIOUS
BUREAUS, IN FULFILMENT OF THAT SYSTEM:

IN EIGHT CHAPTERS,

WITH

AN APPENDIX.

BY ROBERT MAYO, M. D.,

COMPILER OF A NEW SYSTEM OF

MYTHOLOGY-AN EPITOME OF ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY-AN ANALYTICAL CHART
OF THE CONSTITUTIONS OF THE SEVERAL STATES, AND OF THE UNITED STATES-ALSO THE PENSION
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, WITH THE OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEYS GENERAL, AND THE
REGULATIONS OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT RELATING THERETO, ETC., ETC.

EXTRA EDITION.

PRINTED BY J. & G. S. GIDEON,

WASHINGTON:

1847.