From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Henry Drury Harness
Date:
[1851 to 1853-7]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0183.1; Reel 1054
Summary:
Notes on weighing and coining silver. Payment of wages in Coining room.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Notes on weighing and coining silver. Payment of wages in Coining room.
Letter from Benedetto Pistrucci incorrectly quotes JH as stating that no Mint officer except Pistrucci is capable of handling dies. W. T. Brande may interpret this as lack of JH's confidence in Brande's abilities.