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The 1837 Mint Report
United States Government. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TRANSMITTING A REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE MINT, SHOWING THE OPERATIONS OF THAT INSTITUTION DURING THE YEAR 1837. 25th Congress, 2d Session / Ho. of Reps. Executive Doc. No. 110. (Washington; Thomas Allen, printer), January 17, 1837. 8vo, self-covered. 10 pages. Removed from previous binding; some separation; good or better. A rare Mint Report, prepared by R.M Patterson and transmitted by President Martin Van Buren to the United States Congress. This particular report is especially interesting for its discussion of the efforts to make the new southern mints operational: of New Orleans, Patterson writes, "The machinery of the New Orleans branch mint was executed, and the steam-engine set in action, in May last; and there would have been no difficulty in putting the mint in full operation, but for the apprehensions from the climate. Two of the officers and all the workmen were from the Middle States, and unacclimated; and I was advised by the resident officers that they would incur great risk in going to New Orleans in the warm season. The occurrence of a fatal epidemic, soon after, proved that these apprehensions were too well founded; and the officers and men from this place were thereby prevented from reaching New Orleans before the beginning of December. They are now, however, all at their stations, and making every exertion to commence the operations of the mint at an early day." Charlotte and Dahlonega encountered difficulties of their own, which are also discussed. The Mint Reports of the 1830s are rarely encountered: we have not handled a copy of the 1837 report since at least the 1980s.
United States Government. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TRANSMITTING A REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE MINT, SHOWING THE OPERATIONS OF THAT INSTITUTION DURING THE YEAR 1837. 25th Congress, 2d Session / Ho. of Reps. Executive Doc. No. 110. (Washington; Thomas Allen, printer), January 17, 1837. 8vo, self-covered. 10 pages. Removed from previous binding; some separation; good or better. A rare Mint Report, prepared by R.M Patterson and transmitted by President Martin Van Buren to the United States Congress. This particular report is especially interesting for its discussion of the efforts to make the new southern mints operational: of New Orleans, Patterson writes, "The machinery of the New Orleans branch mint was executed, and the steam-engine set in action, in May last; and there would have been no difficulty in putting the mint in full operation, but for the apprehensions from the climate. Two of the officers and all the workmen were from the Middle States, and unacclimated; and I was advised by the resident officers that they would incur great risk in going to New Orleans in the warm season. The occurrence of a fatal epidemic, soon after, proved that these apprehensions were too well founded; and the officers and men from this place were thereby prevented from reaching New Orleans before the beginning of December. They are now, however, all at their stations, and making every exertion to commence the operations of the mint at an early day." Charlotte and Dahlonega encountered difficulties of their own, which are also discussed. The Mint Reports of the 1830s are rarely encountered: we have not handled a copy of the 1837 report since at least the 1980s.