George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 10 July 1792
To Alexander Hamilton
[Philadelphia] 10th July 1792.
Estimate of immediate Expenditures for the Mint.1
| Dollars. | |
| Price of the House & Lot, to be paid on executing the Conveyance | 4266.2/3 |
| 15 Tons of Copper, suppose 16 Cents ⅌ lb. | 4800. |
| Repairs of the Buildings, Workmen’s wages &c. | 933.1/3 |
| Dollars | 10,000. |
| David Rittenhouse | |
United States [Philadelphia] 10th July 1792
The Secretary of the Treasury will cause to be paid to the Director of the Mint, Ten thousand Dollars for the purposes above specified.
G: Washington
LB, DLC:GW.
1. For the background to this document, see GW to Thomas Jefferson and GW to David Rittenhouse, both 9 July 1792. For Rittenhouse’s earlier estimate of the funds needed by the U.S. Mint, which also totaled $10,000, see Jefferson to GW, 20 June (second letter).