Showing 41–60 of 180 with category: Edinburgh Mint
MINT00374: Encloses a list [MINT00375 (Mint 19/3/111)] of items needed to begin work at the Edinburgh Mint, especially puncheons for crowns and half-crowns, which are to be coined first
Author: Gregory, David
Metadata: 12 August 1707, c. 299 words.
Source: MINT 19/3/110, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK
MINT00382: An increase in fineness of silver in the course of melting has been detected: sends samples to demonstrate and requests advice on what to do about it. Some puncheons and other equipment ordered from London have still not arrived
Author: Gregory, David
Metadata: 9 October 1707, c. 330 words.
Source: MINT 19/1/190-91, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK
MINT00385: Minutes of a meeting of the Edinburgh Mint officers to discuss the increase in fineness of silver during melting and arrangements to remedy this by periodical addition of copper
Author: Newton, Isaac
Metadata: 5 November 1707, c. 379 words.
Source: MINT 19/1/186, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK
MINT00388: In response to Allardes' proposal, recommends that for the duration of the recoinage the Scots be allowed to revert to their old practice [adding copper during melting] as this seems to be the only practicable method of producing standard coin there
Author: Newton, Isaac
Metadata: 14 November 1707, c. 271 words.
Source: MINT 19/1/187, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK
MINT00392: Clerical copy of MINT00391 (Mint 19/3/119), with the supplementary paragraph (on meeting melting expenses from the Equivalent) incorporated into the body of the letter
Author: Newton, Isaac
Metadata: 4 December 1707, c. 303 words.
Source: MINT 19/3/33, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK
MINT00393: David Gregory: 'Ane account of the new regulations of Her Majesty's Mint at Edinburgh humbly laid before the Right Honble the Earle of Godolphin Lord high Treasurer of Great Britain'
Author: Newton, Isaac
Metadata: 13 December 1707, c. 506 words.
Source: MINT 19/3/173, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK
MINT00394: Bill totalling £207.14s. for equipment made for the Edinburgh Mint by John Croker and Samuel Bull, engravers, and Thomas Sylvester, smith, between 15 July and 18 December 1707
Author: Newton, Isaac
Metadata: After 18 December 1707, c. 181 words.
Source: MINT 19/1/178, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK