Henry Bingley wants coach house and stables owned by Bingley's father, who occupied position of King's Assayer before Bingley. Bingley's private assaying practice for Bank of England. Distribution of gold bullion by Bank of England.
Henry Bingley wants coach house and stables owned by Bingley's father, who occupied position of King's Assayer before Bingley. Bingley's private assaying practice for Bank of England. Distribution of gold bullion by Bank of England.
Calculates salary budget for Jasper Atkinson, Edward Enfield, and Robert Rintoul.
Delays decision over assigning Henry Bingley as Chief Coiner.
Compensation for Henry Bingley [former Sovereign's Assay Master whose office was recently terminated]. Bingley refused offers of £500 and £750.
Calculates budget for Mint salaries.
Discusses the operation and equipment of Coining Room.
Wants to release records of Mint salaries as public documents. Discusses pensions.
Discrepancies in Mint documents. Error might have occurred in copying.
Awaits decision from Treasury on salary for Henry Bingley.
Discusses the matter of pensions for Mint workers.
Plans to obtain pension for G. F. G. Mathison. Mathison feels moral duty to [Richard] Lynn, Head Melter to Mathison, who has no legal claim to compensation.
Treasury commissioners insist on dealing with Moneyers as individuals, not as corporation. Returns RR's memorial and suggests that RR delete reference to Company of Moneyers.
[Extract] Appeals [to R.S.L.] for financial support to J. R. Hind, whose health is failing. Encloses letter and sketch from Hind, certificate for Dr. Hall, and letter from Richard Sheepshanks.
Official report on international supply and demand for gold and silver, with projection of supply for next twenty years.
JS's 'great book' on Augustine arrived safe and is testimonial to 'Sir Joshua' and JS. Offers informal critique. Will send magnetic circulars to Pasha of Egypt as JS asked. Tell Peter [Stewart] that telescope arrived safely.
Lists letters and papers to be sent to JH from Collingwood.
Chemical training needed for prospective assayers at Royal Mint. Workload of John Field, resident assayer, does not allow time to train apprentices.
Difficulties in pay system for moneyers.
[Marked 'Confidential.'] JH will confer again with CT on 'this paper.'
Encloses letter from moneyer contractors claiming compensation.