Letter from Franklin Peale to H. E. Everett

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 Custo...

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Mius of the unter Shales Chief Corners office clear Sir While fant 28th 1853 you are aware, teat a Machine for dorting Coin, weighing and placing in Separate pareds. thou that are g the exa of Stau class weight. and those that are heavy and light wethin exuits, beew ordered certain has to he in Paris, the machine construction being of French cirventions. ler the purpose of againting the Maclum is is requested that the Maker should hane preen of our coin, of the efact size, and neight, by which we are generated. I have therefore prepared twelve pieces half eagles, with tuck ear, Heart one preen vames, more than due thousandth of a grain from the desired weight. and is is essential Heat they should reach the hands q the Mater of the above machine with the certainty Heat un alteration lens takenspla w, of the package is opened, this adrunanee will fail. is cauntor If am information pass the French Custom shouse, walesh by