US Presidency
1841

They are estimated for the residue of the year from the 4th of March at $ 12,000,000. The receipts from the public lands for the same time are estimated at $ 2,500,000, and from miscellaneous sources at $ 12,000,000, making an aggregate of available fund within the year of $ 15,315,000 which will leave a probable deficit of $ 11,406,132.98. To meet this some temporary provision is necessary until the amount can be absorbed by the excess of revenues which are anticipated to accrue at no distant day. There will fall due within the next three months Treasury notes of the issues of 1840, including interest, about $ 2,850,000 There is chargeable in the same period for arrearages for taking the Sixth Census $ 294,000, and the estimated expenditures for the current service are about $ 8,100,000, making the aggregate demand upon the Treasury prior to the 1st of September next about $ 11,340,000.