Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in obedience to a resolution of the Senate, to inquire into the expediency of continuing in force the act of the 29th of April, 1816
Subtitle: regulating the currency of certain foreign coins within the United States
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 49823
Publisher: Printed by E. De Krafft
Published: 1819
Place of publication: Washington City
Language: eng
Format: [microform] :
Number of pages: 11
Subjects: Foreign Coins; Gold coins; Silver coins
Notes: At head of title: 67.

"January 25, 1819. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States."

Letter addressed to the chairman of the Committee of Finance, and dated Treasury Department, 6th January, 1818 [i.e. 1819].

Includes a letter (p. 5-7) from an official of the Mint concerning the Mint's production capabilities for gold and silver coins, an excerpt from a London newspaper editorial (p. 7-9) concerning the values of gold and silver in England and France, and a statement from the Assayer of the Mint (p. 10-11) on the weight and quality of foreign silver coins.

Shaw and Shoemaker, 49823.