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The unpublished Mint reports for 1817–1818

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The missing reports for 1817–1818 and 1822–1823 have now been published.

The remaining year, 1797, will follow in a day or so.

 

 

..........................................1817 Mint Report

 

..................................Mint of the United States

..................................January 1st, 1818

 

James Monroe

President of the United States

Washington City

 

Sir:

 

I have the honor of laying before you a report on the operations of the Mint during

the last year.

 

About the beginning of May, the repairs of the Mint having been nearly completed,

and a considerable quantity of Silver Bullion then in our vaults, the coinage was

recommenced; and since that time, as will appear from the statement of the Treasurer,

herewith transmitted, there have been struck

 

....................In Silver Coins 1,215,567 pieces amounting to Dollars 607,783.50 and

..............................In Copper Coins 3,948.400 amounting to Dollars 39,484.00 making

........................In the whole 5,163,967 pieces, amounting to Dollars 647,267.50.

 

The coinage of the Gold Bullion at present in our vaults, amounting to Dollars 57,540,

will be immediately commenced.

 

The large deposits of Silver imported from South America, the West Indies and Europe,

and chiefly made by the Bank of the United States, with the pressing solicitation of an

early return in coins, will, it is presumed, justify an extension of the operations of the Mint.

 

For this purpose, however, there will be required a small addition (say about Six Thousand

Dollars), to the estimates for contingent expenses, furnished to the Treasury Department,

prior to the meeting of Congress; and much more than this sum might be spared from the

fund appropriated for the purchase of Copper, which, from the profits of coinage, has now

accumulated to upwards of Dollars 58,000, fully twice as much as it would be necessary

to reserve for that object.

 

...........I have the honor to be, Sir

...........Your most obt. Servt

...........Rt Patterson

 

...............................................................[Tables]

 

The tables are omitted here but they show that the silver coins were half dollars and the

copper coinage was composed of cents. They also show that in 1817 the Mint paid out

in salaries $9,600.00, in wages $7,126.16, and incidental & contingent expenses

$15,290.55.

 

........................................................1818 Mint Report

 

...............................Mint of the United States

...............................January 1st, 1819

 

James Monroe

President of the United States

Washington City

 

Sir:

 

I have now the honor of laying before you a report of the operations of the Mint,

during the last twelve months.

 

From the statement of the Treasurer, accompanying this report, it will appear,

that during the aforesaid period, the Coinage at the Mint has been

 

......................In Gold, 48,588 pieces, amounting to …..$242,940

...............In Silver, 2,321,496 pieces, amounting to …..1,070,454.50

.................In Copper, 3,167,000 pieces, amounting to …..31,670

 

Making, in the whole, 5,537,084 pieces, amounting to …. $1,345,064.50

 

From such additions to the present buildings & apparatus as our limited site would

admit, and which are now nearly complete, it is believed that our future coinage will

be very considerably increased anticipating, what is not doubted, the continuance

of a plentiful supply of Silver bullion especially.

 

...................I am, Sir &&

...................R. Patterson

 

...............................................................[Tables]

 

The tables are not printed here but indicate the following coinage: 48,588 half eagles,

1,960,322 half dollars, 361,174 quarter dollars, and 3,167,000 cents. The expenses

of 1818 were $9,600 for salaries, $9,006.64 for wages, and $5,096.91 for incidental

& contingent expenses.

 

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