Enclosure: Account of Expenditures for the Mint, [25 March 1793]
Enclosure
Account of Expenditures for the Mint
[25 Mch. 1793]
Account of Expenditures for the Purposes of The Mint of the United States
| Dolls. Cents | |||||
| For purchasing two Lots of Ground together with a Dwelling House,
Still House, with two large Copper Stills &ca. |
4266.67 | ||||
| Dolls Cts | |||||
| For erecting two New brick buildings, Furnaces, a Frame Mill House & Stable &c. | |||||
| Vizt. Scantling, Boards, plank, Shingles | 775.44 | ||||
| Stone | 106 56 | ||||
| Lime &ca. | 184 22 | ||||
| Bricks | 751 21 | ||||
| Sand, Haling | 72 88 | ||||
| Bricklayer’s Bill | 688.12 | ||||
| Carpenter’s Do. | 683 44 | ||||
| Stone Cutter’s Do. | 21 65 | ||||
| Nails, Hinges &ca. | 128 83 | ||||
| Iron Stoves, Sheet Iron | 77 81 | ||||
| Painting & Glazing | 92 13 | ||||
| Pump Maker | 36 31 | ||||
| 3618.60 | |||||
| Smith’s work done out of The Mint for the buildings and Machinary1 | 760.06 | ||||
| Castings of Iron, Brass, wooden Patterns for Do. Bar Iron and Steel | 843 33 | ||||
| Mill-Wright’s Bill, not yet complete | 345 75 | ||||
| Ironmongery | 148.28 | ||||
| Coals and Fire wood | 275 13 | ||||
| Provisions, Spirits &ca. for raising The several Buildings and for Labourers | 158 80 | ||||
| Horses, Oxen, and Harness for Do. | 194 78 | ||||
| Hay, Oats, Shorts &ca. for Do. | 74.61 | ||||
| Lead, Tin, Black Lead Muffles & Pots, Weights, Brushes, Expence of Assaying &ca. | 121.68 | ||||
| Incidental Expences of Offices, Advertisments &ca. | 111.02 | ||||
| Labourers employed at The Buildings & Works & Mechanics from July 1st. to December 31st. 1792 |
|
924.16 | |||
| Labourers, Mechanics &ca. Employed from January 1st to March 16th. 1793 | 725 44 | ||||
| Cash advanced for Sundry Articles2 | 50.00 | ||||
| For Copper purchased | 1920 17 | ||||
| Officers Salaries and Clerk’s Pay in part to December 31st. 1792 | 1694 88 | ||||
| $16,233.46 | |||||
| Received on The Presidents warrant of July 10th. 1792 | 10,000 | ||||
| ” on Do. Do. November 29th 1792 | 5,000 | ||||
| ” for Sundry Appurtenances of The Distillary, sold | 170 21 | ||||
| Ballance, The Mint in advance | 1063.25 | ||||
| $16,233.46 |
MS (DNA: RG 59, MLR); undated; in a clerk’s hand; digits torn away in right margin supplied from Tr. Tr (Lb in same, SDC).
1. Second digit in cents column in this and the next eleven entries supplied from Tr.
2. Dollar total for this line in Tr: “30.–”