Book/Printed Material Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor of enclosing the report of this board upon the several references of Congress, relative to the establishment of a mint for the United States of America. ...
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Image 1 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786. SIR, WE do ourselves the honor of enclosing the report of this board upon the several references of Congress, relative to the establishment of a Mint…- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 2 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 2 We have also considered gold as being of a different value before and after it is coined, making an allowance for coinage of one half per cent. We find the difference…- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 3 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 3 Silver and Gold, on the Principles above stated. [table]- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 4 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 4 Gold is receivable at the several banks in the United States at the rate of £. 48 sterling for a pound, troy weight. We have proposed that there shall be two…- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 5 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 5 of base copper coin; but from private contracts made in some of the states for striking copper, the specimens of which are extremely base and ill executed. We have the honor…- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 6 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 6 That the money of account, (to correspond with the division of coins, agreeably to the above resolve) should proceed in a decimal ration, agreeably to the forms and manner following, viz.…- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 7 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 7 One containing two hundred and forty-six grains and two hundred and sixty-eight thousands of a grain, of fine gold, equal to ten dollars, and to be stamped with the impression of…- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 8 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 8 3d. “That this unit and its parts, or divisions, be so nearly of the value of some known coins, as that they may be of easy adoption for the people.” “That…- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 9 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 9 making any allowance for the difference of alloy. Let there be allowed for waste and expence of coinage, two per cent. for silver, and an half per cent. for gold. 744d.…- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 10 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 10 GOLD PIECES. One equal to ten units, 250.42} relative value 1 for 15 One equal to five units, 125.21} To make the above weights of gold correspond with the following calculations,…- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 11 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 11 The true relative value between gold and silver coins in England, is as follows: 5280 grains of fine silver, pass for 61/5 1/4 sterling; and 5.280 grains of fine gold, pass…- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 12 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 12 That the money of account, (to correspond with the division of coins, agreeably to the above resolve) should proceed in a decimal ration, agreeably to the forms and manner following, viz.…- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 13 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 13 That there shall be two gold coins. One containing 237 9/10 grains of fine gold, equal to ten dollars, to be stamped with the impression of an eagle, and called by…- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 14 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 14 SILVER. Eight 6 livre pieces and 3/10 ought to weigh a mark of 8 oz. but are lawful currency when the pieces differ only 36 grains per each mark. Standard 11…- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 15 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 15 In a pound troy weight of gold, there are of fine gold 5280 grains. Deduct half per cent for coinage, viz. 100: 0.5 :: 5280 : 26.4 26.4 5253.6 Thus 5.253.6…- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 16 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 16 A federal dollar therefore, upon the above principles, must have 350 9/10 grains of fine silver. As the proposed standard for silver is 11/12 fine, there will consequently be in a…- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 17 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 17 This calculation is made upon the grains of fine silver. It may be proved this way by the money of account. 100 : 2 :: 15.047 : ,301. 301 14.746. Having…- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 18 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 18 If then 5,253.6 fine coined gold has 220 dollars, 8 dimes, 3 cents, and 2 mills, what will 5,280 have, the number of grains of fine gold in a pound troy…- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 19 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 19 [table] A Louis d'or contains 117 ⅓ grains, of fine Gold. An English guinea contains 118.6 ditto. The Louis d'ors is worth in France, of fine Silver, 117.3 X 14.458 =…- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 20 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 20 The comparison between FRENCH and ENGLISH WEIGHTS is, viz. The French ounce is 1/8 of the mark, and contains 576 grains; it is lighter than that of London, by 1/64 that…- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 21 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 21 The following Tables are calculated to shew how the Decimal Arithmetic will operate in the Division of a Crown at 5S.—a Dollar at 4S6— and a Dollar at 4S2 sterling Money.…- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 22 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 22 TABLE of DOLLARS at 4S6 Sterling. [table] TABLE of DOLLARS at 4S2 Sterling. [table]- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 23 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 23 TABLE of 4S2 Sterling continued. [table] TABLE fixing the Dollar or Money Unit 6S3 Sterling. [table]- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 24 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 24 TABLE at 6S3 Sterling continued. [table] TABLE fixing the Money Unit at 12/6 Sterling. [table]- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 25 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 25 TABLE at 12S6 continued. [table] The Board of Treasury, to whom it was referred to report the form of an Ordinance for the Establishment of a MINT, and the proposals of…- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 26 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 26 value, the value of foreign coin, and the money of accompt, previous to framing the proposed ordinance—they therefore submit the following propositions: That the standard of the United States of America…- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 27 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 27 That the mint price of a pound troy of uncoined silver, eleven parts fine and one part alloy, shall be nine dollars, nine dimes and two cents. That foreign coin shall…- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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Image 28 of Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor … 28 If 5280 grains of fine gold, when coined, shall be worth 15.180d.—then a thousand pence or ten dollars will have 347,82 grains of fine gold. 15,180 : 5280 :: 1000 :…- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - Osgood, Samuel - United States. Board of Treasury - Livingston, Walter - Johnson, William Samuel
- Date: 1786
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- Board of Treasury, April 8, 1786 : Sir, We do ourselves the honor of enclosing the report of this board upon the several references of Congress, relative to the establishment of a mint for the United States of America. ...
Names
- United States. Board of Treasury.
- United States. Continental Congress.
- Osgood, Samuel, 1748-1813.
- Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797.
- Johnson, William Samuel, 1727-1819, former owner.
- Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- [New York : s.n., 1786]
Headings
- - United States Mint
- - Coinage--United States
- - United States--New York--New York
Notes
- - Title from opening lines of text. Evans gives incorrect title; correction made in Shipton & Mooney.
- - Imprint from Evans. Formerly ascribed to the press of John Dunlap in the Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 31, p. 961 (#527); but later volumes reject Dunlap as the printer. Cf. JCC, v. 33, 753.
- - Signed on p. 5: Samuel Osgood, Walter Livingston.
- - Evans 20042
- - Journals of the Continental Congress, 527
- - LC copy annotated on p. 1: M. Johnson. Annotated on p. 28: Mint.
Medium
- 28 p. ; 23 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- Cont Cong no. 179
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- bdsdcc 17901 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/bdsdcc.17901
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- 90898244
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- Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress)
- Johnson, William Samuel
- Livingston, Walter
- Osgood, Samuel
- United States. Board of Treasury
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