1III. Thomas Jefferson to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 4 July 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
In obedience to the order of the house of representatives of Jan. 15. I have now the honor to inclose you a Report on the subject of measures, weights and coins. The length of time which intervened between the date of the order, and my arrival in this city, prevented my recieving it till the 15th. of April, and an illness which followed soon after added unavoidably some weeks to the delay; so...
2II. Thomas Jefferson to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 14 April 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I do myself the honor of presenting to the House of Representatives a report on the letter of John H. Mitchell reciting certain proposals for supplying the U.S. with a copper coinage, which letter they were pleased to refer to me. I return at the same time the copper coins which accompanied the letter, and submit to their inspection certain others in gold, silver, and billon mentioned in the...