Thomas Jefferson Papers

To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, 9 July 1792

From George Washington

July 9th. 1792.

Pray draught a proper answer to the enclosed, approving of what the Director of the Mint has done, and is about to do; and requesting an estimate of the money which will be wanted to enable him to proceed in the business of Coining agreeably to what he proposes.

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RC (DLC); addressed: “Secretary of State”; endorsed by TJ as received 9 July 1792. Recorded in SJPL.

The enclosed, Rittenhouse to Washington of 9 July 1792, has not been found.

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    To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, 9 July 1792
    Author
    Washington, George
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    Jefferson, Thomas
    Date
    9 July 1792

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    “To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, 9 July 1792,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-24-02-0185. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 24, 1 June–31 December 1792, ed. John Catanzariti. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1990, p. 204.]

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