13th Congress.
No. 419
2d Session.

MINT.

Communicated to the House of Representatives, April 9, 1814.

Treasury Department, April 7, 1814.

Sir:

I have the honor to transmit, herewith, a letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, accompanied with sundry statements, which have been prepared in obedience to the act, entitled “An act establishing a mint, and regulating the coins of the United States,” passed April 2d, 1792.

I have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,

G. W. CAMPBELL.

The Honorable the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Treasury Department, Comptroller’s Office, April 4, 1814.

Sir:

The statements herewith, marked A, B, and C, have been prepared pursuant to the seventh section of an act of Congress, passed 2d of April, 1792, entitled “An act establishing a mint, and regulating the coins of the United States.” They contain all the information relative to the transactions of the mint, which the settlements made at the treasury enable me to afford.

I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,

EZ. BACON.

George Washington Campbell, Esq. Secretary of the Treasury.

A.

Statement exhibiting the balance of Gold and Silver remaining in the hands of the officers of the Mint on the 31st December, 1812; the amount of deposites from 1st January to 31st December, 1813; the different species of coins made and paid on account of deposites, allowance for wastage, and the balance remaining in the hands of the officers of the Mint on the 31st December, 1813, to be accounted for on a future settlement.

Amount paid for deposites of gold, from 1st January to 31st December, 1813,  Oz.  Dwt. Gr. Dolls. Cts. M.
Balance of gold bullion, &c. remaining in the hands of the officers of the mint on 31st December, 1812, 1,117  11  05 19,865 59 0
Gold bullion deposited from the 1st January to the 31st December, 1813, 26,998 12 17 479,975 64 0
Total amount, 28,116 03 22 499,841 23 0
Amount paid for deposites of gold from 1st January to 31st December, 1813, 449,031 91
Add gold coins in the hands of the treasurer of the mint on December 31st, 1813, 43,624 41 5
492,656 33 0
Deduct this sum, being a balance of gold coins in the hands of the treasurer, 31st December, 1812, 14,529 16 05
And this sum, being the amount of treasury warrant. No. -----, issued to cover wastage in the coinage of gold, 987 16 05
15,516 33 0
Gold coins made at the mint from 1st January to 31st December, 1813, viz: half eagles, 95,428. Weight and value, 26,839 02 12 477,140 00 0
Gold bullion in the hands of the officers of the mint on the 31st December, 1813, 1,169 09 05 20,788 16 5
Profit and loss account for this sum allowed for wastage in the coinage of gold in 1813, 107 12 05 1,913 06 5
As above, 28,116 03 22 499,841 23 0
Balance of silver bullion, &c. remaining in the hands of the officers of the mint, 31st December, 1812, 413,899 12 06 477,575 22 0
Silver bullion deposited from 1st January to 31st December, 1813, 213,055 07 00 245,833 01 0
Total amount, 629,954 19 06 723,408 23 0
Amount paid for deposites of silver from 1st January to the 31st December, 1813, 578,799 43 5
Add silver coins in the hands of the treasurer of the mint on 31st December, 1813, 63,453 27 0
642,252 70 5
Deduct this sum, being a balance of silver coins in the hands of the treasurer, 31st December, 1812, 18,000 16 00
Also, this sum, being amount of treasury warrant No. -----, issued to cover wastage in the coinage of silver, 3,301 04 05
21,301 20 5
Silver coins made at the mint from 1st January to 31st December, 1813, viz: half dollars 1,241,903. Weight and value, 538,157 19 08 620,951 50 0
Silver bullion in the hands of the officers of the mint 31st December, 1813, 86,726 05 17 100,067 45 5
Profit and loss account for this sum, allowed for wastage in the coinage of silver in 1813, 2,070 14 05 2,389 27 5
626,954 19 06  723,408 23 0

Comptroller’s Office, March 30th, 1814.

ANDREW ROSS, Clerk.

B.

The Mint of the United States in account of Copper purchased and coined, from the commencement of the Institution to the 31st of December, 1813.

Dr. Cr.
To amount of rough copper and copper planchettes,
Troy weight.

 Cost of
copper.
  lbs. oz. dwt. Dollars. Cents.
To amount of rough copper and copper planchettes, purchased from the commencement of the institution to the 31st December, 1812, per statement marked B, accompanying the Comptroller’s letter of the 27th April, 1813, to the Secretary of the Treasury, 877,688 01 11 246,472 37
By amount of rough copper and copper planchettes, accounted for from the Troy weight. Value of Copper at the rate of 7 dwt. to a cent.
lbs.  oz. dwt. Dollars. Cents.
By amount of rough copper and copper planchettes, accounted for from the commencement of the institution to the 31st December, 1812, per statement accompanying the Comptroller’s letter of February 27, 1813, to the Secretary of the Treasury, 849,988 04 10 277,440  19
By amount of cents charged by the treasurer of the mint, as delivered to the Treasurer of the United States, during the year 1813, viz:
Cents.
In the quarter ending 30th June, 186,000
Do. 30th September, 222,000
418,000 12,191 08 00 4,180 00
862,180 00 10 281,620 19
By balance remaining, viz:
This sum being the amount of copper planchettes in the hands of the chief coiner, 10,794 01 03 3,700 83
By this sum unaccounted for, 4,713 11 18
877,688 01 11 285,321 02
To amount of rough copper and copper planchettes, Dollars. Cents.
To balance per contra, 38,848 65
877,688 01 11 285,321 02

Comptroller’s Office, March 31, 1814.

ANDREW ROSS, Clerk..

C.

Summary statement exhibiting the value of Coins made at the Mint; the amount of disbursements on account of the establishment; the amount allowed for wastage; the amount retained of deposites; and the amount gained on the coinage of copper, from the commencement of the institution to the 31st December, 1813.

Dollars. Cts. Dollars. Cts.
Value of gold, silver, and copper coins, made at the mint to 31st December, 1812, 11,704,372 99
Value of gold coins made from 1st January to 31st December, 1813, per account A, 474,140 00
Value of silver coins made from do. to do. do. 620,951 50
Value of copper coins made from do. to do. do. B, 4,180 00
1,102,271 50
Total value of gold, silver, and copper coins, 12,806,644 49
Nett charge on the coinage of gold, silver, and copper, to the 31st December, 1812, per account rendered, 432,249 73.5
Add amount gained on the coinage to the same period, do. 38,848 65
471,098 38.5
From the above deduct amount of wastage on gold and silver to 31st December, 1812, per account rendered, $44,393 39.5
To the above add the amount retained from deposites to the same period, do. 4,656 82
39,736 57.5
431,361 81
Add amount disbursed on account of the establishment from 1st January to 31st December, 1813, 21,325 29
Add, also, amount of wastage on gold and silver to 31st December, 1812,   44,393 39.5
Do.            from 1st January to 31st December, 1813,   4,302 34
48,695 73.5
From the above deduct amount retained from deposites to 31st December, 1812, $4,656 28
Also, the amount retained from 1st January to 31st December, 1813, 176 89.5
4,833 71.5
43,862 02
496,549 12
Deduct amount gained on the coinage of copper from the commencement of the institution to the 31st December, 1813, as per statement herewith, marked B, 38,848 65
Nett amount chargeable to the coinage of gold, silver, and copper, from the commencement of the institution to the 31st December, 1813, including the cost of lots, buildings, machinery, &c. 535,397 77

Comptroller’s Office, March 31, 1814.

ANDREW ROSS, Clerk.