U.S. National Archives (Record Group 104, Entry 235, Letters Sent by Director's Office)
Record group 104, entry 235 covers letters sent from the Mint Director's office, covering the period 1873-1938. The recipient might be a specific mint, the Secretary of the Treasury, a foreign government, U.S. Department or Agency, or individuals and companies. This material currently (6/2016) resides at the National Archives facility in College Park, MD.
Roger W. Burdette notes on entry 235:
Letters sent by the Director’s office, 1873-1938. Press copy books. No reliable index.
Vols. 1-85 are large size fair copies 1884-1901; archives locator is RG104, 450/66/28/04. Vols. 86 and up are press copies beginning in 1873; some of this material duplicates the fair copies. Text quality in this portion of the series varies.
Normal volumes are identified by calendar year and offices or subject covered, such as: San Francisco Mint 1890.
National Archives catalog record is https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7064779. See also the National Archives & Records Administration numismatic finding aids at https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/archivedetail/538870.
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1/4/1873Letters Sent from Mint Headquarters
U.S. Mint correspondence scanned from National Archives & Records Administration, courtesy of Roger W. Burdette. Record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 235 (letter sent from Mint headquarters), vol. 86, covering January 4, 1873 to June 30, 1873.
Volume 86 is the first volume of presscopy letters in this series. All subsequent letters are available only in this format.
4/1/1873Letters sent and received by the Director of the Mint
This is the first volume (April 1, 1873 - October 22, 1873) of fair copy letters commencing with operations under the Coinage Act of 1873. Mint headquarters moved from the Philadelphia Mint to the Treasury Department in Washington DC. Officially all mints became equal facilities of the Mint Bureau; however, the Philadelphia Mint continued to command a superior position and influence.
Scans courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
10/23/1873Letters sent and received by the Director of the Mint
This is the second volume (October 23, 1873 - March 28, 1874) of fair copy letters commencing with operations under the Coinage Act of 1873. Mint headquarters moved from the Philadelphia Mint to the Treasury Department in Washington DC. Officially all mints became equal facilities of the Mint Bureau; however, the Philadelphia Mint continued to command a superior position and influence.
Scans courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
