Independent Treasury System

Independent Treasury System, in U.S. history, system for the retaining of government funds in the Treasury and its subtreasuries independently of the national banking and financial systems. In one form or another, it existed from the 1840s to 1921.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Problems and Its Demise
• Creation of the System
• Origins of the System
• Bibliography

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