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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01999 |
| From Archive Folder | Currency, Counterfeiting and Coins |
| Title | An act to provide for a copper coinage |
| Date | 8 May 1792 |
| Author | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Title reads: "Second Congress of the United States: At the first session, begun and held at the city of Philadelphia on Monday the twenty-fourth of October, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one. An act to provide for a copper coinage." Stipulates how much copper the director of the United States Mint may buy, and how the Mint is to put the coinage into circulation. Signed as Secretary of State. Printed in Philadelphia by Francis Childs and John Swaine. Evans 24904. |
| Subjects | President Congress Law Government and Civics Coins and Currency US Mint Finance |
| People | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; The Presidency; Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |