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Outlines of a plan for the establishment of a mint, for the United States : humbly submitted to Congress.

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Outlines of a plan for the establishment of a mint, for the United States : humbly submitted to Congress.

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William Barton's "Letters and thoughts on a mint" dated Aug. 22, 1785, was referred to the Board of Treasury Sept. 6, 1785. Cf. Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 29, p. 682.
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Imprint statement from colophon; date supplied by Bristol.
Dated on p. [4]: Philadelphia, August 22, 1785.
Not in Evans.
Bristol B6136
Shipton & Mooney 44756
LC copy annotated on p. [4]: Wm. Barton coinage Connecticut.
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01/01/1785
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Barton, William, 1754-1817.
Cist, Charles, 1738-1805, printer.
Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress)
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