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Communicated to the Senate, January 7, 1814.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I communicate, for the information of Congress, the report of the Director of the Mint, of the operation of that establishment during the last year.
JAMES MADISON.
January 6th, 1814.
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Mint of the United States, January 1, 1813.
Sir:
I have now the honor of laying before you a report of the operations of the mint, for the last twelve months.
From the treasurer’s statement of the coinage, herewith transmitted, it will appear that, during that period, there have been struck and issued-
| In gold coins, | 95,428 pieces, amounting to | $477,140 00 |
| In silver coins, | 1,241,903 pieces, amounting to | 620,951 50 |
| In copper coins, | 418,000 pieces, amounting to | 4,180 00 |
Making, in the whole, one million seven hundred and fifty-five thousand three hundred and thirty-one pieces of coin, amounting to one million one hundred and two thousand two hundred and seventy-one dollars and fifty cents.
I have the honor to be, sir, with sentiments of the most perfect respect and esteem,
Your obedient, faithful servant,
R. PATTERSON.
James Madison, President of the United States.
A Statement of the Coins struck at the Mint of the United States, from the 1st of January to the 31st December, 1813, inclusive, viz:
| GOLD COINS. | Amount in dolls. and cents. |
Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half Eagles. | ||||
| Quarter ending | 30th June, | 28,398 | 141,990 | |
| 30th September, | 23,030 | 115,150 | ||
| 31st December, | 44,000 | 220,000 | ||
| --------- | ||||
| 95,428 pieces of gold coins, | 95,428 | |||
| Total amount of gold coins, | --------- | 477,140 00 | ||
| SILVER COINS. | ||||
| Half Dollars. | ||||
| Quarter ending | 31st March, | 338,656 | 169,328 00 | |
| 30th June, | 337,965 | 168,982 50 | ||
| 30th September, | 124,510 | 62,255 00 | ||
| 31st December, | 440,772 | 220,386 00 | ||
| --------- | ||||
| 1,241,903 pieces of silver coins, | 1,241,903 | |||
| Total amount of silver coins, | --------- | 620,951 50 | ||
| COPPER COINS. | ||||
| Cents. | ||||
| Quarter ending | 30th June, | 196,000 | 1,960 | |
| 31st December, | 222,000 | 2,220 | ||
| --------- | ||||
| 418,000 pieces of copper coins, | 418,000 | |||
| Total amount of copper coins, | --------- | 4,180 00 | ||
| --------- | ||||
| 1,755,331 pieces of all the coins. | Amount of all the coins in 1813, | $1,102,271 50 | ||
Mint of the United States, Treasurer’s Office, Philadelphia, 31st December, 1813.
JAMES RUSH.
An Abstract of the ordinary expenses of the Mint of the United States, from the 1st January to the 31st of December, 1813, inclusive, viz:
| Salaries. | Wages. | Incidental. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter ending | 31st March, | 2,525 00 | 1,908 41 | 372 95 | 4,806 36 |
| 30th June, | 2,487 47 | 1,916 00 | 820 10 | 5,223 57 | |
| 30th September, | 2,525 00 | 1,966 23 | 1,325 39 | 5,816 62 | |
| 31st December, | 2,525 00 | 1,871 38 | 1,082 46 | 5,478 84 | |
| --------- | --------- | --------- | |||
| 10,062 47 | 7,662 02 | 3,600 90 | --------- | ||
| Amount, | $21,325 39 |
Mint of the United States, Treasurer’s Office, Philadelphia, 31st December, 1813.
JAMES RUSH.