1From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [5 May 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, May 5, 1792. The calendar description of this letter reads: “Enclosing Application of Thomas Mendenhall for position of Assay Master of the Mint.” Letter not found. ] RG 104, Preliminary Inventory of the Records of the Bureau of the Mint, National Archives. From September 9 to December 18, 1790, Mendenhall had been superintendent of a paper mill in Chester County, Pennsylvania,...