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From:
James Wilson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 January 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0583; Reel 1093
Summary:

Happy to assist JH in researching fluctuations in global supplies of gold and silver. Lists sources of information.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James Wilson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 January 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0584; Reel 1093
Summary:

Encloses latest report from Bank of France.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James Wilson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 August 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0585; Reel 1093
Summary:

Large amounts of gold are arriving from U.S., but Bank of England has little. Is gold accumulating at Royal Mint, or is it passing on to France?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James Wilson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 August 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0586; Reel 1093
Summary:

Thanks for explaining disposition of gold belonging to Bank of England but stored at Mint. Suspected that importers of U.S. gold were not selling it to Bank but were privately coining it themselves.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James Wilson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 July 1853]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0587; Reel 1086
Summary:

How many sovereigns and half sovereigns could be coined at Mint annually without interfering with other business?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James Wilson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 July 1853]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0588; Reel 1086
Summary:

H. D. Harness will be leaving Mint to assume duties as Commissioner of Works in Ireland.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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