1From Thomas Jefferson to William Short, 26 July 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
...new account must be opened, because a new fund is appropriated to it from that time. The expences for the medals directed in my letter of April 30. must enter into the new account. As I presume the dye will be finished by the time you recieve this, I am to desire you will have a medal of gold struck for the Marquis de la Luzerne, and have put to it a chain of 365 links, each... ...dye...
2From Thomas Jefferson to William Short, 29 August 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
...does not come you have not been authorized to engage another coiner. If he does not come, there will probably be one engaged here. If he comes, I should think him a safe hand to send the diplomatic dye by, as also all the dyes of our medals, which may be used here for striking off what shall be wanting hereafter. But I would not have them trusted at sea but from April to October inclusive....