From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mocatta & Goldsmid
Date:
21 June [1854?]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0265; Reel 1054
Summary:
Orders £20,000 of [silver] pieces, to be delivered Saturday or Monday.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Orders £20,000 of [silver] pieces, to be delivered Saturday or Monday.
Failure of Treasury to notify Bank [of England] about appointment of R. F. Suft as new registrar and accountant to Mint is creating problems with signing checks. Further analysis of silver in dollars.
Returns letter of 5 June 1854 from Commissary General William Filder to Treasury. Reports value of five Turkish coins relative to English gold standard.