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From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Royal Society
Date:
19 August 1851
Source of text:
RS MS RR 2.89
Summary:
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Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Treasury commissioners received report on JH's and Henry Rich's investigation of claim by Henry Bingley for compensation due to abolition of office of Queen's assay master. Treasury grants Bingley annual pension of £750.
Waiting for official assay report is creating delay that gives bad appearance at Mint. HH suspects that someone is creating distrust of Mint's assaying arrangements. Proposes to begin work without reports.
Please let him have David Brewster's address.