One way to skip jury duty…[transcription added]
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Shhhhhhh...that's a Masonic Conspiracy Secret. Collectors "think" the mint cleaned planchets after annealing, but the Illuminati know better.
Doubt very seriously the foreman did the actual task work and would not have been missed. Maybe, but if they were the typical gov't employee back then, he drank coffee til 9, read the paper til 11, went to lunch, came back, then went to meetings and took off early. The director was just taking care of his buddy. (to boot, a secretary probably wrote the note)
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The year was 1877.
The cleaning room cleaned all planchets after annealing. None of the jobs were especially easy and the work day was 9 hr for everyone except the Engravers (6 hr). The department heads had to prepare daily in/out reports and were usually present until all accounts balanced. If a clerk made a mistake, everyone in that Dept. had to stay until the discrepancy was identified. For example, if the Coining Dept came up short one $20 coin, the entire department remained behind, w/o extra pay, until the error was located and corrected.
They did have a lot of government perks, too: Out houses that froze in winter and stunk in summer; one cold water tap and basin to wash in; a 10 minute break every 2 hours; no paid sick days; poor ventilation even in the melting room; sweltering summer heat; noxious fumes from zinc and tin; deafening noise; ½ hour for lunch usually eaten in a crowded, stuffy room; constant push for quantity; exposed equipment drive belts (new meaning for “…lend a hand”); suffocating work rules; halls filled with equipment; leaking sewage in the basement vaults….
I could go on, but those are only some of the delights of working at the Philadelphia Mint in 1877.
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January 5th, 1877
To the
Honorable Judge of the
Court of Oyer and Terminer, and Quarter Sessions
Sir:
Mr. John Reed the Foreman of the Cleaning Room in this Department is Summoned as a juror before your Court.
The Mint is now being pushed to its utmost capacity, and the absence of any of the Employees causes a hinderence [sic] in our work. Particularly would we be greatly inconvenienced by Mr. Reed’s absence, as the Room he has charge of needs the help of every man in it.
Under these circumstances, I trust you will have the goodness to excuse his attendance.
Very Respectfully,
Your Obedient Servant,
O. C. Bosbyshell
Coiner
edit as RWB beat me to it
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
<< <i>Transcription as requested:
January 5th, 1877
To the
Honorable Judge of the
Court of Oyer and Terminer, and Quarter Sessions
Sir:
Mr. John Reed the Foreman of the Cleaning Room in this Department is Summoned as a juror before your Court.
The Mint is now being pushed to its utmost capacity, and the absence of any of the Employees causes a hinderence [sic] in our work. Particularly would we be greatly inconvenienced by Mr. Reed’s absence, as the Room he has charge of needs the help of every man in it.
Under these circumstances, I trust you will have the goodness to excuse his attendance.
Very Respectfully,
Your Obedient Servant,
O. C. Bosbyshell
Coiner >>
Thank you
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at least now we know who to blame for all the COIN CLEANING!
Also, some of the press copies have the first three digits printed on the original, but they did not copy very well, so only the last digit written by the clerk, is visible.
<< <i>So, what's the year date?
Doubt very seriously the foreman did the actual task work and would not have been missed. Maybe, but if they were the typical gov't employee back then, he drank coffee til 9, read the paper til 11, went to lunch, came back, then went to meetings and took off early. The director was just taking care of his buddy. (to boot, a secretary probably wrote the note) >>
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<< <i>Ive never seen the single digit year before. >>
I'm seeing it used more and more frequently these days, usually in some hipster context.
60 years into this hobby and I'm still working on my Lincoln set!
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<< <i>Bosbyshell was the Coiner. Handwriting is consistent with other letters of his and signature over several years.
The year was 1877.
The cleaning room cleaned all planchets after annealing. None of the jobs were especially easy and the work day was 9 hr for everyone except the Engravers (6 hr). The department heads had to prepare daily in/out reports and were usually present until all accounts balanced. If a clerk made a mistake, everyone in that Dept. had to stay until the discrepancy was identified. For example, if the Coining Dept came up short one $20 coin, the entire department remained behind, w/o extra pay, until the error was located and corrected.
They did have a lot of government perks, too: Out houses that froze in winter and stunk in summer; one cold water tap and basin to wash in; a 10 minute break every 2 hours; no paid sick days; poor ventilation even in the melting room; sweltering summer heat; noxious fumes from zinc and tin; deafening noise; ½ hour for lunch usually eaten in a crowded, stuffy room; constant push for quantity; exposed equipment drive belts (new meaning for “…lend a hand”); suffocating work rules; halls filled with equipment; leaking sewage in the basement vaults….
I could go on, but those are only some of the delights of working at the Philadelphia Mint in 1877. >>