J. G. Washington, of the United States Treasury Department, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to remind Booth that his report is due to the Treasury.
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning fusible alloys for use in steamboat safety tests.
Lists 41 medals awarded by for service in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. The volume concludes with an 1866 U.S. Mint Circular, listing medals for sale, apparently bound into this particular copy.
Mint Director James Ross Snowden's report for the year 1853.
Paul Hybert summary: "A report from mint director James Ross Snowden to President Pierce, who relayed it to Congress. The design for the three dollar gold piece is finalized with production expected shortly. Some equipment for the branch mint at San Francisco is slow in arriving, so production is expected to start next year. The recent recoinage of silver is successful, but another recoinage may become necessary. The large amounts of gold from California should be put to use in the replacement of small denomination notes, which could be achieved through a stamp duty on small notes."
