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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4/12/1880Letters 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 22, covering April 12, 1880 to August 6, 1880. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
8/7/1880Letters 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), vol. 23, covering August 7, 1880 to November 26, 1880. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
10/4/1880Confederate Coins Struck at New Orleans Mint
U.S. Mint correspondence from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), record group 104, entry 235 (letters sent from Mint headquarters), volume 23. This letter is extracted from the above volume, courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
On October 4, 1880, Director Horatio C. Burchard writes to A. Louden Snowden, Philadelphia Mint Superintendent, regarding coinage struck at the New Orleans Mint while that facility was under Confederate control.
Transcription:
I have received your letter of the 2nd instant enclosing a letter from Buffalo, relative to the striking of coins at the New Orleans Mint after that institution had passed into the hands of the Confederacy. The report of the Director of the Mint for 1861 states that “since the 31st day of January 1861, no report has been received from this branch.” Consequently the statistics at that Mint embraced nothing subsequent to that date.The Coiner’s books however show some twenty-four deliveries of coin to the Superintendent from February 13th to May 30th, comprising $254,820 in double eagles and $1,101,316.50 in half dollars. I have replied to the letter enclosed in your communication.
10/13/1880Defective Hub Used for Carson City Silver Dollar Dies
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 23, courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
On October 13, 1880, Mint Director Horatio C. Burchard writes to the Carson City Mint Superintendent James Crawford regarding a defective Morgan dollar hub from 1878 that was used to sink dies for Carson City Mint silver dollars.
11/27/1880Letters 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 24, covering November 27, 1880 to March 12, 1881. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
