Morita, Japanese treasurer, visits the SF mint

William W. Finney
4/6/1860
Today, the Japanese treasurer, Morita, experienced something that I would have never been lucky enough to experience. The Japanese treasurer, Morita, was lucky enough to receive the opportunity to visit the San Francisco Mint. According to my friends aboard the USS Powhatan, an invitation to visit the San Francisco Mint is very rare and a great honor. In the San Francisco Mint, Morita was allowed to see more money than I could ever imagine and have. However, my officers friends of the USS Powhatan were unsure whether Morita’s visit to the San Francisco Mint was of pleasure or business. Personally, I believe Morita’s visit was strictly of business for the Japanese embassy, mainly because of the fact that I could not be trusted inside a bank or mint by myself.