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Herschel14029

From:
Henry Drury Harness
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 December 1852]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0267.6; Reel 1087
Summary:

Inland Revenue office does not understand that punches and dies for coins may be produced outside Mint. Anthony de Rothschild claims to have lost large sum due to improper assay [of gold], but still wants to sell £10,000 more to Mint. Mint can comply with only first part of order from House of Commons; second part requires information kept secret by Bank of England.

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John Herschel Project

Herschel8914

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
the Athenaeum
Date:
[7 December 1852]
Source of text:
Athenaeum, #1311 (Dec. 11, 1852), 1363
Summary:

Requests publication of a letter [see John Stewart's [1852]] that JH received from Stewart and in which Stewart explains an effective photographic process Stewart uses.

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John Herschel Project
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