Correspondence on the United States Mint in San Francisco, 1854-1864.

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Correspondence on the United States Mint in San Francisco, 1854-1864.

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Letters, telegraphs, and receipts relating to the operations of the United States Mint at San Francisco. The items mainly focus on shipping bullion from Philadelphia to San Francisco and accounting discrepancies between the Treasury Department and the San Francisco Mint. Includes correspondence from United States Treasurers Samuel Casey and James Guthrie.

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Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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