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The United States Branch Mint at Charlotte: Superintendents, Spoils, and the Second-Party System, 1837-1841
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21631
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This article examines the Whig accusation of misappropriated funds that drove the Democratic-appointed superintendent of the US Branch Mint at Charlotte, John Hill Wheeler from office in 1841. The debate began as minor allegations of unnecessary spending for the mint grounds but developed in debates regarding the spoils system. The Whigs, while publically condemning this practice, used their actions to assert their right to benefit from political patronage.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 77 Issue 2, Apr 2000,
p151-178 , il, por, f
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