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
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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.
Must use the information available, and so need to select the next candidate in line for the Melbourne University professorship [see JH's 1854-6-20].