Letter from Oliver Wolcott to Tristram Dalton
This letter informs the Mint treasurer of the delivery of ten casks containing copper nails and that due to the poor condition of the casks, the weight from 1790 had decreased slightly. Enclosed with the letter is the invoice for the casks.
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OCR Page 1 of 4Dreamy Departments
Compbollins office May 22.1193
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I beaun enclope an open letter directed to ell
Jamies Geary at new york, requesting him to deliver to your
order Jen casks of Copper naild the property of he unith
Stales, which were deposition in his flore finced years pair
They were weighed or the 15th of Septimber
1790, and found to he Twenty feven hundreds, one quarter
and burnty one poundinct agreably to the endofed Inoric
But
as
the
cafh
were
at
the
time
in
bad
very
condition,
it
is probable, that they will not at prefent anfores to that
cought
It is prefuned that it will be the in
knift of the United Stales to cause these nails to be corned,
for which purpose they and directed to be placed into your
hands.
I am with guat effects
Sis,
Fristram Dalton Egt
Handholds chill Sints
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