Holograph memorandum on engraver [Henry] Harris's complete incompetence: 'Mr Harris cannot emboss nor punch, nor draw'. He has employed John Croker to do all this for him, and moreover has failed to remunerate Croker as promised

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/1/174, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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About 2 years & an half ago M^r Harris meeting w^th M^r Croker \a Jeweller/ & finding y^t he could emboss desired him to practise engraving & for his encouragem^t promised him that as soon as he could grave well enough for y^e service of the Mint he should have \a place &/ an house in the mint & an hundred pounds per ann for his service there & thereupon M^r Croker left his \own/ imployment & practised graving & supported himself at his own charge except that he received of M^r Harris by severall little parcells during the first two years untill the displacing of M^r Roettiers about 80^℔. And since y^e displacing of M^r Roettiers he hath received 26^℔ w^thout any lodgings or further encouragement. And about whitsonday was a twelvemonth When M^r Harris took M^r Fitches house to work in, he promised M^r Croker that he should have M^r Roettiers Salary|.| of 175^℔ per ann And about 3 months ago when\{illeg}/ M^r Croker complained to M^r Harris that he had no encouragement to go on & prest M^r Harris for a settlement |saying that he could not otherwise work a stroke more| M^r Harris replied that he had promised him an hundred pounds a year & that if he would go off he might when he pleased. And that on thursday was a senight {M^r} Croker presenting M^r Harris w^th a paper wherein he represented to him that he had promised him M^r Roettier's Salary & a house {& sho} for graving for the coyn besides what he did for y^e medalls [{&} ^‡ that he was ordered to grave |new| puncheons for a five ℔ piece & double Guinea & for y^e small money but had no encouragement] & desired a settlement to depend upon. To w^ch M^r Harre|i|s (w^thout reading the paper) answered \in general/ that he would make a settlement but 3 or 4 days after when M^r Croker spake to him again about it |& told him that he was ordered to grave...but had no encouragem^t| he replied that he would do nothing till he was in the other house & then he would make a settlement.

NB. M^r Harris cannot emboss nor punch, nor draw. All y^e assistance M^r Croker had from him was \to be/ told of wt M^r Harris thought was faulty {illeg}|&| to be supplied w^th pieces of M^r Roettiers & others to copy after.