From:
Henry Drury Harness
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 September 1852]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0265.5; Reel 1087
Summary:
Procedures for evaluating refinery leased to Anthony de Rothschild. Problem of accurately weighing small coins. Size of permanent staff in Mint office should be determined by ordinary work, not by times of pressure. Consider borrowing temporary clerks from other government offices. Returns draft of JH's letter to Rothschild.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project