Note 6 — THE UNITED STATES MINT.
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This letter will illustrate this matter:
Robert Morris to Benjamin Dudley.
[From the Morris Papers.]
Office of Finance, 29 Novr., 1782.
“Sir,
“You will herewith receive the Form for making a particular kind of Paper—You are to proceed to the Paper Mill of Mr. Mark Wilcox, in Ash Town Chester County, who has the Stuff prepared, and there to superintend the making of sundry reams of Paper upon this Form—in doing of which you are to be particularly careful not to leave it in the power of any person or persons to make any paper upon this Form without your immediate Inspection.
“You are to attend the Workmen constantly whilst they are at work, and when you retire from the Mill upon any occasion, you are to take the Form with you. You are to count the Paper as it is made sheet by sheet and when you have finished the whole, you are to bring it to me together with the Form. I am Sir,
“Your most obedient servant,
“Robert Morris.”