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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1/17/1879Letters Sent from Mint Headquarters
U.S. Mint correspondence from the National Archives & Records Administration (NARA), record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 235 (letters sent from Mint headquarters), volume 18, covering January 17, 1879 to May 12, 1879. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
5/13/1879Letters Sent by Mint Headquarters
U.S. Mint correspondence from the National Archives & Records Administration (NARA), record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 235 (letters sent from Mint headquarters), volume 19, covering May 13, 1879 to August 18, 1879. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
8/19/1879Letters Sent from Mint Headquarters
U.S. Mint correspondence, from the National Archives & Records Administration (NARA), record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 235 (letters sent from Mint headquarters), volume 20, covering August 19, 1879 to December 12, 1879. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
12/13/1879Letters Sent from Mint Headquarters
U.S. Mint correspondence, from the National Archives & Records Administration (NARA), record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 235 (letters sent from Mint headquarters), volume 21, covering December 13, 1879 to April 9, 1880. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
