Oppose [Gabriel] le Clerk's petition to succeed Harris as engraver: would like to take him on as third engraver under Croker and Bull, but not until summer 1705, due to the cost of repairs occasioned by last year's storms [see <ref target="/catalogue/record/MINT00063">MINT00063</ref> (Mint 19/1/170-71)] Isaac Newton c. 187 words The Newton Project Oxford 2016 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 13 September 1704, c. 187 words. Treasurer

Signed by Newton and [comptroller] John Ellis.

Printed in NC, 4: 418-19.

 MINT 19/1/167, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/1/167 13 September 1704 England English Holograph Unknown Hand Unknown Hand (1) MintPersonnel and Administration MintCorrespondence Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Will Scott Will Scott finished transcription

To the Rt.Right HonbleHonourable the LdLord High Treasurer of England

May it please yoryour LordpLordship

In obedience to yoryour LordpsLordships Order of Reference of Mr Le Clerks Petition to succeed Mr Harris in the place of Graver to her MajtsMajestys Mint, we have considered the same, and are humbly of opinion that Mr Le Clerk is a skilfull & expeditious Graver fit to be received into her MajtsMajestys Mint in the third place, that is, next after the two Gravers Mr Croker & Mr Bull who were imployed under Mr Harris, & that he be upon the same foot wthwith those two Gravers wthwith a salary of eighty pounds per annum & the LodingsLodgings appointed the third Graver in our former Report. But by reason of the charges wchwhich the Mint has been at by the dammages done by the great winds last Autumn, we are humbly of opinion that for saving money to defray those charges his salary do not commence till next Midsummer.

All wchwhich is most humbly submitted to yoryour LordpsLordships great wisdome

Mint Office. 13. Sept. 1704.

Is. Newton

In Ellis

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