U.S. National Archives & Records Administration (NARA), record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 113, volume 2. Scanned under the direction of Robert W. Julian at the NARA Philadelphia facility, operating via a grant from the Central States Numismatic Society. Note, for correspondence, endorsements were generally not copied. Entry 113 summary: Registers of Gold and Silver Deposits. Silver: 1794–1843, Gold: 1795–1836 and 1849–1850.
U.S. National Archives & Records Administration (NARA), record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 41 (gold account book, showing deliveries of bullion to the chief coiner and coins received in return, 1795-1834). Scanned under the direction of Robert W. Julian, operating via a grant from the Central States Numismatic Society.
Reports from the Mint Directors (Henry Wm. De Saussure and Elias Boudinot) for 1795. Extracted from the American State Papers, class 3 (Finance), volume 1, nos. 84 and 85.
Paul Hybert summary: "The Secretary of State, Thomas Pickering, relays reports from two mint Directors. The fineness of the silver coinage is not as authorized by Congress. Coinage of silver and gold is halted due to the transition between Directors and the death of the assayer."
Extract from Archivo General de Indias (Seville, ESP): SANTO DOMINGO, 2643, "Expedientes de Real Hacienda e instanticas de partes," pp. 58-190. Manuscript in Spanish.
This content is related to a Louisiana paper money emission of June 24, 1795. See also the related article "Brief Analysis of Colonial Paper Money of Spanish New Orleans," by Ángel O. Navarro-Zayas, in Journal of Early American Numismatics, December 2019.
Transcribed text from Orders and Directions for Conducting the Mint of the United States. Written by Elias Boudinot, director of the Mint, November 2, 1795. Includes detailed operation guidelines, policies, and job descriptions.
