
          Treasury Department
 January 19th 1843


 Professor J Torrey,
 Columbia College, N. [New] York


 Sir:


 I am authorized by the President
 to appoint you a Commissioner to act conjointly with Mssrs Benj'n. [Benjamin]
 W. Richards and John T. Frazer to carry into effect the 32ͩ Section
 of the Act, supplementary to an act establishing a Mint, & regulating
 the coins of the U. [United] States, approved January 18th 1837.


 I am yr [yours]
 W Forward
 Secretary of the Treasury.
        