Response to the petition of the former Edinburgh bullion clerk William Hamilton, referred by the Treasury to the London Mint Isaac Newton c. 339 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 After 26 May 1715, c. 339 words. Treasury

[Note on dating: replies to a letter of 'May 26th last', and presumably belongs to the first year of George's reign.]

Printed in NC, 6: 226-7.

It appears Hamilton's name was inadvertently left out of the new indenture drawn up at the accession of King George: Newton recommends its re-instatement.

 MINT 19/3/199, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/199 After 26 May 1715 England English Holograph MintEdinburgh Mint 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 Minor amendments made by Will Scott
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To the RtRight HonbleHonourable the Lords CommrsCommissioners of his MajtiesMajesties TrearyTreasury.

May it please your LordpsLordships

In obedience to yoryour LordpsLordships Order of Reference of May 26th last, upon the Petition of Mr William Hamilton for being restored to his Place in his MatsMajestys Mint at Edinburgh: I humbly represent that he who had been Clerk of the Bullion for the Mint in Scotland before the Vnion of the two kingdoms, & who by this Petition appears to be thise Petitioner, was upon the ceasing of that place by the Vnion, & in recompence for the loss thereof, made an Officer in the present Mint in North Britain with a salary of 50li per ann, that salary having been allowed to him before when he was Clerk of the Bullion. And in the list of the Officers of that Mint annexed to the Indenture made between her late MatyMajesty Queen Ann & IJohn Montgomery Esquire Master & Worker of that Mint, in these words I find him entered in these words:

To the Clerk of the Bullion, as assistentassistant to the Weigher & Teller & Surveyor of the Meltings, fifty pounds.

But that Indenture becoming void by the death of her said Majesty, & no grant of that place from his present MatyMajesty being entred in the Books of the Treasury, & it not appearing lately that he was alive nor what was his name: he was omitted in the Warrant lately directed to that Mint the General of that Mint for continuing the said Indenture in force. But since it now appears that he is alive, if, in consideration of the services made mentioned in his Petition, his MatyMajesty shall think fit to restore him to that place, it may be done by a Warrant under his MatsMajestys signe Manual directed to his the said General for supplying the omission in the former of Warrant above mentioned directed to him.above mentioned wchwhich was directed to him.

All which is most humbly submitted to yoryour LopsLordships great wisdom.