From:
Charles Edward Trevelyan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 July 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0551.14; Reel 1093
Summary:
Treasury commissioners admit merits of claims by Mint officers, whom JH supports, but does not agree to pay raises. Calculating salaries for more years than officers have actually served would set bad precedent for other public offices.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project