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Carson Mint telephone - Original request.
RogerB
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While reviewing some NARA files prior to digitization, I came across this request by the Carson Mint to subscribe to a telephone line between Carson and Virginia City. (See this thread for the Mint Director's reply:: https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/989874/no-telephone-for-carson-mint#latest )
Have fun! 
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Nice find.
Interesting info from the not so distant past
Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb, Ricko
Bad transactions with : nobody to date
It shows how fast the telephone was catching on in the first years after its introduction.
Cool! Thanks for posting.
Complete Set of Chopmarked Trade Dollars
Carson City Silver Dollars Complete 1870-1893http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/showcase.aspx?sc=2722"
Did they get the phone??
The court jester does not play, but gently pulls the strings…
And here is what they were working on in 1882 at the Carson City mint:
Complete Set of Chopmarked Trade Dollars
Carson City Silver Dollars Complete 1870-1893http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/showcase.aspx?sc=2722"
Rusty Goe wrote an entire book about James Crawford. That is an amazing piece of history.
Nope. See the other message thread for the rejection letter.
I have always found these historical documents to be extremely fascinating.
Thanks Roger... great to see the request that preceded the denial......Cheers, RickO
The box I reviewed is all Carson Mint, but there are many long gaps and much material is out of order -- just "stuffed in a box" long ago to be forgotten.
Can't stop looking at either the 82-CC $ or the letter. Numismatic overload here!
Man what snobs. They just had to have iPhones for all their employees on the government's dime!
Scanning of E-229 Box 17 of 17, where the above letter was found, has begun. It will take a while to finish. After scanning 250 pages in 3+ hours, only about 2-inches out of a 12-inch deep box has been processed. Every sheet has been folded and many are deeply curved which makes getting a good, sharp scan a challenge.
Subjects include routine deposits, transfers (as in the example below), die use, personnel, etc.
They needed dimes in Carson City for the pay telephones!