![Treasury official gets anonymous payments from citizens with troubled minds. Washington, D.C., April 14. Robert W. Maxwell, Chief Accountant in the office of the Commissioner of Accounts & Deposits and acting Chief, Division of Bookkeeping & Warrants. In the capacity of the latter office, he has charge of the Treasury's "Conscience Fund." Contributors, almost always anonymous, have forwarded sums ranging from [$0.02] to $30,000 since the fund started in 1811. Only last week he received an anonymous contribution of $1,000. He is shown opening a crudely addressed envelope containing $2.00. Frequently the letters are addressed to President Roosevelt, 4-14-39](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvdHJlYXN1cnktb2ZmaWNpYWwtZ2V0cy1hbm9ueW1vdXMtcGF5bWVudHMtZnJvbS1jaXRpemVucy13aXRoLXRyb3VibGVkLW1pbmRzLTEwMjQuanBn/320/256/jpg "Treasury official gets anonymous payments from citizens with troubled minds. Washington, D.C., April 14. Robert W. Maxwell, Chief Accountant in the office of the Commissioner of Accounts & Deposits and acting Chief, Division of Bookkeeping & Warrants. In the capacity of the latter office, he has charge of the Treasury's \"Conscience Fund.\" Contributors, almost always anonymous, have forwarded sums ranging from [$0.02] to $30,000 since the fund started in 1811. Only last week he received an anonymous contribution of $1,000. He is shown opening a crudely addressed envelope containing $2.00. Frequently the letters are addressed to President Roosevelt, 4-14-39")
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Treasury official gets anonymous payments from citizens with troubled minds. Washington, D.C., April 14. Robert W. Maxwell, Chief Accountant in the office of the Commissioner of Accounts & Deposits and acting Chief, Division of Bookkeeping & Warrants. In the capacity of the latter office, he has charge of the Treasury's "Conscience Fund." Contributors, almost always anonymous, have forwarded sums ranging from [$0.02] to $30,000 since the fund started in 1811. Only last week he received an anonymous contribution of $1,000. He is shown opening a crudely addressed envelope containing $2.00. Frequently the letters are addressed to President Roosevelt, 4-14-39
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Date
1939
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Harris & Ewing, photographer
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.90719, -77.03687
Source
Library of Congress
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