Letter from James Pollock, Director of the Mint to Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy

This letter transmitted 175 Medals of Honor to the Navy Department.

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of the United States. Philado Deo. 13th 1862. Hindidene Heller Secretary of the bany Sir. to your address to day per Adams Expression One Hundred Hive medals Department the is asforlows: Engineering Diesforthidal Collows th $5000 175 menals a 35 ets each 61.25 for attachment 175-1100 262.50 In which amount you will please send me adraft. The metal attachments have a lighter bronze, than the very Respantfully medals produce a pleasing construst. The branze used is not subject Sunder which is demed important, Very / Pollock ( sepud