NARA RG 104 — Records of the U.S. Mint

This letter was regarding the possible closing of the Mint due to a fever epidemic in Philadelphia.

This letter was written by Daniel Webster to R. M. Patterson and requests three additional copies of Patterson's original report "Tabular Statement of the Amount of Coinage (H)".

This letter was written to communicate the suspension of coining at the New Orleans branch due to a yellow fever outbreak that caused several deaths.

This item is a letter from David Bradford, director of the U.S. Mint in New Orleans, to Robert M. Patterson, Director of the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, which states that the dies have been received, and that the half-dollar coin press in New Orleans is operating.

This item is a letter from David Bradford, director of the U.S. Mint in New Orleans, to Robert M. Patterson, Director of the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, which informs him that enclosed is a newly struck dime (one of 30 pieces struck by the New Orleans Mint).

This letter is in regards to publishing information about the Medal of Honor and asks for photographs of the medals when they are available. A newspaper clipping is attached.

This document addressed the President's position on the handling of bullion by W. John Vaughn.

The letter communicates that the packet of gold coins for M. Deleinl was sent to the Minister of the United States at Paris with forwarding instructions.

This letter requested that a package of coins intended for use in calibrating a coin sorting machine purchased in France would be delivered via the Treasury Department to the United States Minister at the Court of France, rather than the standard route through the French Custom House. The request was made as it was essential that the weight of the coins not be altered.

This letter is in regards to the progress being made on the dies of the medals for Generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott, and also answers a request for an advance of $800 USD.

In this letter, Secretary of War Crawford gives consent to pay C. C. Wright $600 USD for his work on the Buena Vista medal.

This letter asks to prepare copies of the Buena Vista, Palo Alto, and Monterey medals in bronze.