1. Earlier on this date David Rittenhouse, the director of the U.S. Mint, had written to Jefferson: “I am again obliged to request you to make application to the President for a further Sum of money to defray the Expences of the Mint (5000 Doll[ar]s if he shall think proper) and have enclosed a consise Statement of the expenditure of sums heretofore granted, which you will be pleased to communicate to him. The accounts, as preparing by the Treasurer of the Mint [Tristram Dalton] for settlement to the end of this month, will be much more particular and bulkey. But I thought it best to arrange them for the Presidents View in such a manner as should exhibit the whole at once with as much regularity as possible” (DNA: RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters).

Rittenhouse enclosed his:

“Account of Expenditures for the Purposes of The Mint of The United States
		Dolls. Cen[ts]
For purchasing two Lots of Ground together with a Dwelling House, Still House, with two large Copper Stills &ca		4266.67
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
Printing & Glazing	92.13
Pump Maker	36.31
		3618.60
Smith’s work done out of The Mint for the buildings and Machinary		760.0⟨6⟩
Castings of Iron, Brass, wooden Patterns for Do Bar Iron and Steel		843.3⟨3⟩
Mill-Wright’s Bill, not yet complete		345.7⟨5⟩
Ironmongery		148.⟨28⟩
Coals and Fire wood		275.1⟨3⟩
Provisions, Spirits &ca for raising The several Buildings and for Labourers		158.8⟨0⟩
Horses, Oxen, and Harness for Do		194.7⟨8⟩
Hay, Oats, Shorts &ca for Do		74.6⟨1⟩
Lead, Tin, Black Lead Muffles & Pots, Weights, Brushes, Expence of Assaying &ca		121.6⟨8⟩
Incidental Expences of Offices, Advertisments &ca		111.0⟨2⟩
Labourers employed at The Buildings & Works & Mechanics from July 1st to December 31st 1792 including many small Articles		924.1⟨6⟩
Labourers, Mechanics &ca Employed from January 1st to March 16th 1793		725.4⟨4⟩
Cash advanced for Sundry Articles		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 President’s 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
		$16233.46

(DNA: RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; the numbers missing on the mutilated manuscript are supplied in angle brackets from LB, DNA: RG 59, George Washington’s Correspondence with His Secretaries of State).

For GW’s response, see Tobias Lear’s letter to Jefferson of this date.