Then a label is pasted on it, showing in plain characters what is within.
The packages are of uniform size and any variation from the standard would be noticed.

But a dishonest man in Brown's position could slip a wad of prepared paper into one of the packages and put the notes into his pocket.
If he did this the crime might not be known for six months or a year, or even longer.

Some day there would come from the Treasurer a requisition for a package of notes of a certain denomination.

The doctored package would be opened and the shortage would be found.
However, the Government has never had to meet this situation.
There have been only two men engaged in packing and sealing currency since the Treasury Department was organized.
John T.Barnes began the work.

He was a delegate to the Chicago Convention which nominated Lincoln and he received his appointment on the recommendation of Montgomery Blair in 1861.