13th Congress.
No. 445
3d Session.

MINT.

Communicated to the House of Representatives, February 23, 1815.

Treasury Department, February 22, 1815.

Sir:

I have the honor to transmit, herewith, a letter from the acting 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,

A. J. DALLAS.

The Honorable the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Treasury Department, Comptroller’s Office, February 22, 1815.

Sir:

The statements marked A, B, and C, have been prepared pursuant to the seventh section of an act of Congress, passed the 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 have the honor to be, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,

NATHAN LUFBOROUGH, Acting Comptroller.

Alexander James Dallas, Esq. Secretary of the Treasury.

A.

Statement exhibiting the balance of Gold and Silver Bullion remaining in the hands of the officers of the Mint on the 31st December, 1813; the amount of deposites from 1st January to 31st December, 1814; 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, 1814, to be accounted for on a future settlement.

Amount paid for deposites of gold, from 1st January to 31st December, 1814,  Oz.  Dwt. Gr. Dolls. Cts. M.
Balance of gold bullion, &c. remaining in the hands of the officers of the mint on 31st December, 1813, 1,169  09  05 20,788 16 5
Gold bullion deposited from the 1st January to the 31st December, 1814, 3,262 02 06 57,993 08 5
Total amount, 4,431 11 11 78,781 25 0
Amount paid for deposites of gold from 1st January to 31st December, 1814, 117,559 08 0
Add gold coins in the hands of the treasurer of the mint on December 31st, 1814, 5,078 86 0
122,637 94 0
Dolls. cts. mills.
Deduct this sum, being a balance of gold coins in the hands of the officers of the mint 31st December, 1813, 43,624 41 5
And this sum, being the amount of a treasury warrant, issued to cover wastage in the coinage of gold, 1,743 52 5
45,367 94 0
oz.  Dwt. Gr.
Gold coins made at the mint from 1st January to 31st December, 1814, viz: half eagles, 15,454. Weight and value, 4,346 08 18 77,270 00 0
Gold bullion in the hands of the officers of the mint on the 31st December, 1814, 68 17 06 1,221 96 0
Profit and loss account for this sum allowed for wastage in the coinage of gold in 1814, 16 05 11 289 29 0
As above, 4,431 11 11 78,781 25 0
Balance of silver bullion, &c. remaining in the hands of the officers of the mint, 31st December, 1813, 86,726 05 17 100,067 45 5
Silver bullion deposited from 1st January to 31st December, 1814, 404,994 00 00 467,300 91 5
Total amount, 591,720 05 17 567,368 37 0
Amount paid for deposites of silver from 1st January to the 31st December, 1814, 600,162 48 5
Add silver coins in the hands of the officers of the mint on 31st December, 1814, 27,360 20 5
627,522 69 0
Dolls. cts. mills.
Deduct this sum, being a balance of silver coins in the hands of the treasurer of the mint, 31st December, 1813, 63,453 27 00
And this sum, being the amount of treasury warrant, issued to cover wastage in the coinage of silver, 2,381 92 00
65,835 19 0
oz.  Dwt. Gr.
Silver coins made at the mint from 1st January to 31st December, 1814, viz: half dollars 1,039,075, and dimes, 421,500. Weight and value, 489,795 16 18 561,687 50 0
Silver bullion in the hands of the treasurer of the mint 31st December, 1814, 2,995 11 06 3,455 04 0
Profit and loss account for this sum, allowed for wastage in the coinage of silver in 1814, 1,928 17 17 2,225 63 0
491,720 05 17  567,368 17 0

Comptroller’s Office, February 16, 1815.

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, 1814.

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, 1813, per statement marked B, accompanying the Comptroller’s letter of the 4th of April, 1814, to the Secretary of the Treasury, 877,688 01 11 246,472 37
By amount of rough copper and copper planchettes, Troy weight. Value of Copper at the rate of 7 dwts. 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, 1813, per statement accompanying the Comptroller’s letter of April 4, 1814, to the Secretary of the Treasury, 862,180 0 10 281,620  19
By amount of cents charged by the secretary of the mint, as delivered to the Treasurer of the United States during the year 1814, viz:
Cents.
In the quarter ending 31st December, 357,850 10,436 8 10 3,578 30
872,616 9 00 285,198 49
By balance, being the weight of copper planchettes spoiled in striking. Planchettes weighing more than 7 dwts, and copper unaccounted for, 5,071 4 11
877,688 01 11 285,198 49
To amount of rough copper and copper planchettes, Dollars. Cents.
To balance gained on copper coinage, 38,726 12
877,688 01 11 285,198 49

Comptroller’s Office, February 16, 1815.

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, 1814.

Dollars. Cts. Dolls. Cts. M.
Value of gold, silver, and copper coins, made at the mint to the 31st December, 1813, 12,806,644 49
Value of gold coins made from 1st January to 31st December, 1814, per account A, 77,270 00
Value of silver coins made from do. to do. do. 561,687 50
Value of copper coins made from do. to do. do. B, 3,578 30
642,535 80
Total value of gold, silver, and copper coins, 13,449,180 29
Nett charge on the coinage of gold, silver, and copper, to the 31st December, 1813, per account rendered, 457,700 47
Add amount gained on the coinage of copper to the same period, do. 38,848 65
496,549 12
From which deduct amount of wastage on gold and silver to 31st December, 1813, per account rendered, $48,695 73.5
To the above add the amount retained from deposites to the same period, 4,833 71.5
53,529 45
443,019 67
Add amount disbursed on account of the establishment from 1st January to 31st December, 1814, 18,991 14
Add, also, the amount of wastage on gold and silver to the 31st December, 1813,   48,695 73.5
Do.            from 1st January to 31st December, 1814,   2,514 92
51,210 65.5
From the above deduct amount retained from deposites to 31st December, 1813, $4,833 71.5
Also, the amount retained from 1st January to 31st December, 1814, 63 76.5
4,897 48
46,313 17.5
508,323 98.5
Deduct amount gained on the coinage of copper from the commencement of the institution to the 31st December, 1814, per account rendered for the year 1813, 38,848 65
Nett amount chargeable to the coinage of gold, silver, and copper, from the commencement of the institution to the 31st December, 1814, including the cost of lots, buildings, machinery, &c. 469,475 33.5

Comptroller’s Office, February 16, 1815.

ANDREW ROSS, Clerk.