Draft of a report on Brandshagen's and the Hamiltons' expense claims, specifying which of the expenses Newton considers justified Isaac Newton c. 784 words The Newton Project Oxford 2016 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 27 June 1717, c. 784 words. Treasury

Printed (without the receipts) in NC, 6: 395-7.

Six receipts in Newton's hand, two signed by Brandshagen, three by James Hamilton and one by Thomas Hamilton, for expenses paid them between 15 August and 16 October 1717 on reverse.

 Copy of letter concerning bill and warrants relating to several public seals [MINT 1/7/102]Copy of note accompanying the petition of Justus Brandshagen for reward and charges of inspecting and trying Sir John Erskine's Mine [T 27/22.198]Draft of a report on Brandshagen's and the Hamiltons' expense claims, specifying which of the expenses Newton considers justified [MINT 19/3/261] MINT 19/3/263, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/263 27 June 1717 England English Holograph Unknown Hand Unknown Hand (1) MintThe Mine at Alva 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 RtRight HonbleHonourable the Lords CommrsCommissioners of his MajtiesMajesties TreãryTreasury

May it please yoryour LordpsLordships

In obedience to yoryour LordpsLordships Order of Iune 17th instant, upon the Petition of Dr Iustus Brandshagen, directing me to state the accounts of the Doctor & those of Thomas & IJames Hamilton in relation to SrSir John Ereskin's Mine: I humbly represent that by the Warrant of his Royal Highness the Doctor was allowed 60li & IJames Hamilton 30li to enable the Doctor to provide some things in London & both of them to go down into Scotland to view & examin the said Mine; & after their arrival at Edinburgh the Dr was to be allowed 20s per day & IJames Hamilton 10s per day by the said Warrant during their stay in Scotland upon the said work, or so long as your LordpsLordships should see cause to pay the said allowances. And that Thomas Hamilton was afterwards by a Warrant of the Lords CommersCommissioners of the Treasury allowed also 30li to go to Scotland with his brother, & had a verbal promise, as I was then informed, to have the same allowance with his brother of 10s per day. And that the two Hamilton's arrived at Edinburgh Sept 14th & the Doctor Octob. 13th last, & the Doctor & Thomas Hamilton left Edinburgh Feb. 19th following to return into England, but IJames Hamilton went to Edinb Alloua to watch the Mine & see that no Ore be dug & carried away

By the said Warrant therefore the Doctor is to receive 129li for 129 days beside 44li 13s 6d paid by him to the two Hamiltons, & besides the charges he hath been at in clearing the Mine of rubbish, & providing iron tools for the labourers & timber to prop & secure the Mine, amounting to 8li 12s. 0d, & besides his further charge of fitting up a Laboratory wthwith furnaces, an Assay Table, Mortars, Sives, Charcoal, Pitcoal, Nitre & other things necessary for making the Assays, amounting to about 10li; & the charge of seven fair copies of the Report on large paper for yoryour Lordships & others concerned, & of providing baggs & boxes for the Ore, amounting to 6li. 8s. 0d. All which summs amount unto 199li. 3s. 6, whereof he hath received 150li. And so there remains due to him 49li. 3s. 6.

By the same Warrant IJames Hamilton is to receive 79li for 158 days, whereof he hath received of the Doctor 21li 13s. 3d. And there remains due to him 57li. 6s 9d.

And if Thomas Hamilton be allowed equally with his brother (for he went down upon that supposition, & was the most serviceable man of the three) there will be 79li due to him on that account, whereof he hath received of the Doctor 23li. 3s. 3d, & there remains due to him 55li. 16s. 9d.

The total due to all three is 162li. 10s. 00d, besides what yoryour LordpsLordships shall see fit to allow to IJames Hamilton for his attendance at the Mine ever since Feb. 19th to see that no Ore be dug & caried away untill he be discharged. For wchwhich service I conceive that 20li may be a sufficient recompence if he be dismist immediately.

All wchwhich is most humbly submitted to yoryour LordpsLordships great wisdome.

Mint Office. 27 Iune. 1717.

Is. Newton

471 263 Aug 15. 1717. Received then of SrSir Isaac Newton the summ of fifty & five pounds, 16s, 9d, in full discharge of the account mentioned in the Report on the other side of this leafe. I say received the said summ by me } 55. 16. 9

ThoHamilton

Aug. 15. 1717. Received of SrSir Isaac Newton the summ of fifty & seven pounds six shillings & nine pence in part of the Accounts mentioned in the Report on the other side. I say received the said summ by me } 57. 6. 9

IJames Hamilton

Aug 15. 1717. Received of SrSir Isaac Newton the summ of forty pounds & fourteen shillings in part of the Account mentioned on the other side in the Report. I say received the said summ of forty pounds & fourteen shillings by me } 40. 14. 0

Iustus Brandshagen

Aug. 31. 1717 Received of SrSir Isaac Newton the further summm of fourteen Guineas in part of the twenty pounds to be further allowed me, } 15. 01. 0

IJames Hamilton

Octob. 16. 1717 Received of SrSir Isaac Newton the further summ of four pounds & nineteen shillings in full of all accounts including 1li 6s 6d due to Mr Haldane. I say received 4li 19s by me } 14li. 19s. 0

IJames Hamilton