Letter from Robert M. Patterson to David Bradford Regarding a Box of Dies for Striking Half-Dimes
This item is a letter from Robert M. Patterson, Director of the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, to David Bradford, director of the U.S. Mint in New Orleans, states that a box containing dies for striking half-dimes has been sent.
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mint of the sensted States,
April 11th, / 838.
88.11
Sir,
I wrote to you, on the 9th, by the Ordinary
mail, to state that I send that day Rent a set ofdies
for your mint, to the Secretary of the Treasury, with
a request that he would forward item to you under
Sirs
frank
They
were
half-collar tics.
to
day
Ispend
in like manner, two pean of, dimendies; these remes
tances will be can tinned till your superly is com-
plate. One leain of each set is ground down ready
for the lathe. But I have ajeven all the regusite in -
formation in my letter If the 9 the
very respectfully
your faithful Sevent,
(signature R.M Fatherson
Director
To)
David Bradford, Eag.
engt. Br. mint
New Orleans.
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