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By the Recapitulation (folio 2) of purchases up to June 30, 1855, it appears that there was expended for coins, medals, & mought articles, $5614.50; for ores and metals $1635.35; total $7250.00. [[line]] | | Coins &c. | Ores &c. | Total | Summary, as above | 5614.50 | 1635.50 | 7250.00 1858 | | | April 16 | Silver pound sterling of Charles I., bo't of Mr. ^[[John K.]] Curtis N.Y. | 35 00 | ...... | 35 00 Augt 5 | Australian gold coins, kangaroo, 2 ounce $39.50, 1/2 ounce $9.87. expenses 70 cts; total | 50 07 | ..... | 50 07 Sept 4 | Sunday coins $23.50, and gold lump from Tennessee $36.50 | 23 50 | 36 50 | 60 00 " [[ditto for Sept]] 25 | Chinese gold ingot, $235.45, and African trinkets 550 fine, $8.00 | 243 45 | ..... | 243 45 Novr. 5 | U.S. gold coins of several years that were wanting, also a few miscellaneous ..... | 309 00 | ....... | 309 00 " [[ditto for Novr.]] 26 | Miscellaneous coins | 50 00 | ..... | 50 00 " [[ditto for Novr.]] 30 | Coins of France | 32 81 | ...... | 32 81 1859 Feby 21 | U.S. Coins of 1859, and sunds. | 119 67 | ...... | 119 67 April 1 | Coins of Syrian kings to complete the series; from Rev. W.F. Williams | 57 00 | ...... | 57 00 | | ------- | ------- | ------- | Forward | 6535 00 | 1672 00 | 8207 00
Transcription Notes:
Title: "mought" is an obsolete term for "might" or "may", so perhaps it was used in 1855 as another term for "minted" or "made"?
1859: "sunds." would be short for "sundries"