U.S. National Archives (Record Group 104, Entry 1, General Correspondence)
General correspondence files of the U.S. Mint, 1792-1899 (204 boxes total). Boxes 1 through 45, representing 1792-1857, were scanned in Philadelphia under the direction of R. W. Julian, operating via a grant from the Central States Numismatic Society. Subsequent boxes are courtesy of John Graffeo. The National Archives online catalog record for this entry is https://catalog.archives.gov/id/561197. See also the National Archives & Records Administration numismatic finding aids at https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/archivedetail/538870.
Note: Box 1 covers 1792-1797, while box 2 contains the Chief Coiner's account of Laborer's Wages for 1795 and 1796. Following this the series is chronological although some boxes occasionally contain stray items outside the specified date range.
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57 entries found for [year:1838]
1/1/1838Dunning Oath of Office
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
1/1/1838Feuchtwanger Alloy
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
1/2/1838Assay of Ore
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
1/4/1838Indian Medals
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
1/4/1838Mexican Dollars Deposited at Mint
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
1/8/1838Mint Balance for December
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
1/11/1838Furst Request for Loan
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
1/12/1838Furst Work List
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
1/12/1838Payment to Furst
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
1/15/1838Furst Letter
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
1/17/1838Mint Report 1837
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
1/20/1838P Coinage for 1837
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
1/27/1838Proposed Copper Accounting Regulations
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
1/31/1838Assay Commission
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
1/31/1838Assay Commissioners
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
2/22/1838Counterfeit Half Dollar
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
3/12/1838Fake Half Dollar
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
3/14/1838Payment for Ripley Medal
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
3/17/1838Crogan Medal Account
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
3/17/1838Fake Half Dollar
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
3/19/1838Fake Half Dollar
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
3/28/1838Crogan Medal Account
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
3/31/1838Machinery Account-1836
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
3/31/1838Machinery Account-1837
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
4/12/1838Examine Ore Specimen
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
4/14/1838Examine Ore Specimen
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
5/5/1838Counterfeit Dollar
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
5/5/1838Furst Medal Cost
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
5/5/1838Gold for Medals
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
5/18/1838Visit to Mint
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
5/30/1838Coins Kept at Mint
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
6/7/1838Branch Mint Bill S-357
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
7/5/1838New 1836 Dollars to Secretary of Treasury
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
7/30/1838Coinage of Eagles ordered
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
8/15/1838Robert M. Patterson To William G. Stearns, 8/15/1838
U.S. Mint correspondence from the National Archives and Record Administration (NARA), record group 104, entry 1, box 19. Patterson discusses early coinage of the U.S. Mint and the efforts of William Du Bois to set aside examples for the Stearns collection. Transcription courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
8/21/1838Deposit Bullion for New Coins
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
8/23/1838William G. Stearns To Robert M. Patterson, 8/23/1838
U.S. Mint correspondence from the National Archives and Record Administration (NARA), record group 104, entry 1, box 19. Stearns asks about payment for coins being set aside for him in the U.S. Mint, as well as the design of the 1792 half disme. Transcription courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
8/28/1838Account of Indian Medals
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
8/28/1838Furst Indian Medals
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
8/28/1838Payment to Furst
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
8/30/1838Indian Medals
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
8/31/1838Smithson legacy
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
9/3/1838Smithson Legacy
U.S. Mint correspondence, extracted from National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), volume 19. This letter, from Treasury Secretary Levi Woodbury to U.S. Mint Director Robert M. Patterson, discusses coinage of the Smithson gold at the U.S. Mint. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
9/8/1838William G. Stearns to Robert M. Patterson, 9/8/1838
U.S. Mint correspondence from the National Archives and Record Administration (NARA), record group 104, entry 1, box 19. Stearns discusses his numismatic collection and possible contribution to the Mint Cabinet (today the National Numismatic Collection). Transcription courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
9/14/1838Sending 20 New Quarters Secretary of Treasury
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
10/4/1838Monthly Coin Report September
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
10/24/1838Delay in Delivering silver Coins
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
10/27/1838Indian Medals
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
10/29/1838Indian Medals
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
11/5/1838Monthly Report October
Extract from National Archives & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 1 (general correspondence), box 19. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
