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and other historic papers from being burned by British forces. In 1817, President James Monroe named Pleasonton to the new position of 'Fifth Auditor' in the Treasury Department, which he would hold until his death in 1855. As Fifth Auditor, he was responsible for all domestic accounts pertaining to the Department of State and the Patent Office, all bank, consular, and diplomatic accounts in foreign countries, as well as census accounts, claims

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