From:
George Arbuthnot
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 September 1852]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0011; Reel 1062
Summary:
[Marked 'Private.'] Ordered Commissariat officer in Malta to send home £51,000 of silver coin for use by Mint in meeting demand of Bank [of England] for coins to export. Wishes government would take steps to reduce export of silver. Concern over public reaction to reducing silver content of coins.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project