How should JH deal with Benedetto Pistrucci's sudden and temperamental resignation [as chief medallist]?
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How should JH deal with Benedetto Pistrucci's sudden and temperamental resignation [as chief medallist]?
Assignment of residences to Mint officials.
Sends duplicate of report to Parliament that JH submitted to Chancellor of Exchequer. W. T. Brande's plan to resign professorship.
Does not know how to reply to Robert Mushet's claim for compensation. Can this case be reconsidered?
Suggests putting notice of new weighing machine into JH's general report on Mint.
Will present JH's report on Mint immediately. [Parliamentary printer] Hansard will be informed that JH is responsible for all corrections. Advises including two notices in report: that Mint refinery was leased to Anthony de Rothschild, and that Mastership is no longer a Parliamentary office.
Does not know how to reply to Robert Mushet's claim for compensation for loss of succession to G. F. G. Mathison's office. No such succession was ever granted before. Returns Mushet's letter.
Suggests form for announcing new character of Mastership of Mint in JH's report to Parliament. Let Chancellor of Exchequer [Charles Wood] approve it before JH inserts it into report.
Chancellor of Exchequer [Charles Wood] approved JH's report on Mint reform. CT noted some corrections. JH may make other corrections up to time report is read to Parliament.
Asks for JH's opinion on answering Benedetto Pistrucci's letter.
Added CT's suggested paragraphs to report. There is no documentary evidence to support [non-political] basis of Mastership of Mint. Suggests issuing a warrant to that effect.
Chancellor of Exchequer [Charles Wood] approved JH's change to Mint report regarding office of Master. P.S.: Who authorized annual housing allowance of £300 for Master's residence?
[Marked 'Private.' Non-political basis of Mastership of Mint] rests solely on Charles Wood's verbal communication. Regrets Benedetto Pistrucci's effort to resign [as chief medallist].
Does Mint provide official housing for Master? If not, JH's annual housing allowance of £300 should be extra, and not deducted from JH's salary of £1500. Thanks for JH's hints on responding to Benedetto Pistrucci.
In [Henry] Rich's absence, JH does not know how to process claims by apprentice moneyers F. R. Brande and Henry Finch. Ask for advice from Chancellor of Exchequer [Charles Wood]. Henry Bingley's concern for apprenticeship of Bingley's son.
Returns letters of Jasper Atkinson. Issue of moneyers appears to have been closed by decision of lords of Treasury on 8 July 1851. Sees no reason to reconsider it. [JH Note on verso: Abstract of two letters from Jasper Atkinson to Sir John Russell, prime minister, requesting compensation to moneyers for lost income at Mint.]