Manuscripts
San Francisco branch of the United States Mint records
- Description
- The collection consists of letters and documents related to the operations and activities of the San Francisco branch of the United States Mint. Included are instructions from Treasury Department officials in Washington, mainly for the period 1856 to 1875, and employment recommendations from various persons. Correspondents in the collection include George Sewall Boutwell, Benjamin Helm Bristow, William Eaton Chandler, Howell Cobb, Schuyler Colfax, Joseph N. Dolph, William Pitt Fessenden, Lyman Judson Gage, James Guthrie, Hugh McColloch, William Medill, Thomas Collier Platt, William Adams Richardson, Ellis Henry Roberts, Billington Crum Whiting, and Elisha Whittlesey.
- Date
- 1856-1899
- Call number
- mssUSmint
- Provenance
- Purchased from Edwin Grabhorn, January 1945.
- Restrictions
- Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Rights
- The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
- Associated people
- Boutwell, George S. (1818-1905.)
- Bristow, Benjamin Helm, (1832-1896.)
- Chandler, William E. (1835-1917.)
- Cobb, Howell, (1815-1868.)
- Colfax, Schuyler, (1823-1885.)
- Dolph, Joseph N. (1835-1897.)
- Fessenden, William Pitt, (1806-1869.)
- Gage, Lyman J. (1836-1927.)
- Guthrie, James, (1792-1869.)
- McCulloch, Hugh, (1808-1895.)
- Medill, William, (1802-1865.)
- Platt, Thomas Collier, (1833-1910.)
- Richardson, William A. (1821-1896.)
- Roberts, Ellis H. (1827-1918.)
- Whiting, Billington Crum, (1812-1881.)
- Whittlesey, Elisha, (1783-1863.)
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