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Planchets can't flow when water is low. Drought of 1836.

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The flow of cent and half cent planchets was never entirely dependable for the Philadelphia Mint - not even when the supply was only a few miles away. Drought prevented Crocker Bros. from operating their water-powered machinery for rolling and cutting copper planchets.

October 8, 1836
We have been prevented executing your order for Planchets until this time, owing to the severe drought, but the machines being now in operation, we shall probably be able to give you about a ton per week, and in the course of next week, we expect to make you a shipment. I will send them along as we finish them as fast as possible.

Crocker Brothers & Co.

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