Lot 326
- 326
(Hamilton, Alexander)
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 USD
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The Secretary of the Treasury Having Attentively Considered the Subject Referred to Him ... Relatively to the Establishment of a Mint, Most Respectfully Submits the Result of His Enquiries and Reflections. [Philadelphia]: Francis Childs and John Swaine, [1791]
Folio 12 x 7 1/2 in.; 305 x 190 mm). 22 pages additionally numbered by hand 56–65 and evidently removed from a sammelband; some pencil inscriptions and rust spots at head of first page, staining on pages 17–22, tissue applied to p. 20 touching 15 lines of text, marginal repairs to p. 21. Modern quarter calf over marbled boards.
Folio 12 x 7 1/2 in.; 305 x 190 mm). 22 pages additionally numbered by hand 56–65 and evidently removed from a sammelband; some pencil inscriptions and rust spots at head of first page, staining on pages 17–22, tissue applied to p. 20 touching 15 lines of text, marginal repairs to p. 21. Modern quarter calf over marbled boards.
Literature
Evans 23920
Condition
Folio 12 x 7 1/2 in.; 305 x 190 mm). 22 pages additionally numbered by hand 56–65 and evidently removed from a sammelband; some pencil inscriptions and rust spots at head of first page, staining on pages 17–22, tissue applied to p. 20 touching 15 lines of text, marginal repairs to p. 21. Modern quarter calf over marbled boards
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
One of Hamilton's most brilliant fiscal papers requested by Congress in 1790. In the present report he outlines what sort of units of money should be issued, the proportion of gold to silver coins, the true weights and alloys of the coinage, sizes and denominations, and finally the actual personnel of the Mint. Hamilton's report was almost completely adopted when the Mint officially opened in the spring of 1792. Washington lodged the Mint under Jefferson's jurisdiction at State. Unfortunately Jefferson ran the Mint poorly. Hamilton tried in vain "to arrange a swap whereby the post office would go to State in exchange for the mint coming under Treasury control, where it belonged" (Chernow, Alexander Hamilton, pp. 336–337).