Extract from U.S. Mint medal fund account book recording sales of Washington Before Boston medals, Record Group 104, Entry 107.

The present "virus vacation" offers some free time for several (5 - possibly more) numismatists to transcribe old US Mint documents.

Numismatists currently have little knowledge about the content of most U.S. Mint archive documents. Transcribing handwritten or poorly typed documents it often the only way thecontent of these materials can be unlocked for use by modern researchers. These will eventually be added to the database maintained by the Newman Numismatic Portal (NNP) atWashington University in St. Louis.

The process is very simple. Transcribers will be sent small groups of documents in PDF format. Read each document and type the text into standard English using MS-Word or asimilar word processing program. Follow the instructions for page size, formatting and file naming. When finished, email the completed transcriptions to me and request anotherbatch whenever you're ready for more.

All transcriptions are converted into anonymous documents, then attached to the original archive image.

To the Honorable Levi Woodbury
Secretary of the Treasury

Sir

I have the honor to transmit to you, several pieces of the Billon or low quality silver coin, executed in conformity to directions received from R. M. Patterson Director ofthe Mint of the United States. Viz:

No 1. Two cent pieces, containing 100 parts silver & 900 parts copper in the 1000. Whitened by being heated to redness and thrown into dilute Sulphuric [sic] acid in theusual manner.

No 2. The same, treated in like manner, but slightly rubbed previous to being struck.

No 3. Pieces struck by the same dies, but made of copper alone.

I have the honor to be most respectfully
Your obedient Servant,

Franklin Peale
Melter & Refiner Mint of the United States

Link to National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) material on Newman Portal:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/Library/Archives?searchLetter=U