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Report on state of the mint in 1782 and other material about the mint

 Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: MS P123

Overview

The state of the Mint in 1782: a report to the Commissioners of the Treasury by Samuel and Francis Garbett. Regarding the Mint in England, written or compiled sometime after 1794 based on additional information in the item.

Dates

  • Creation: after 1794

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Extent

1 folder : Material: Paper: watermark the Garden of Holland (pro patria) with man, no bell, cloche on stick and countermark E & C.

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 2 bound quires written in one careful round hand.

Preliminary matter to page [6] inlclude 2 blank leaves; A general account of the process at the Mint; Warrant to the Chancellor, rehearsing the indenture making Charles Sloane Cadogan the Master and Worker of. the Mint, November 28, 1770. Contains description of Pyxing; and An account of the monies by the Earl of Leicester [George Townshend, 2nd Marquis Townshend, 1755-1811]. ...1791 to... 1794.

There follows a leaf on "To find the remedy of gold... of silver." Leaves 8-12 are Proceedings on the trial of the Pix [pyx] on December 2 1794. Includes Lord Chancellor's, [Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl Rosslyn, 1st Baron Loughborough] charge to the Jury concerning...

Leaves 12-30 are Garbett, Samuel, "The state of the mint in 1782: a report to the Commissioners of the Treasury by Samuel and Francis Garbett." Includes a description of process; standard of gold, silver, copper coins; expenses of the mint under Cadogan; reforms needed. Appendix: detailed emoluments and profits of the officers of the Mint. (32 officers, down to sweeper.) Includes letter to Assay Master Alchorne and reply.

Physical Location

MS P123

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Argosy, 1964

Title
Guide to Samuel Garbett's Document about the Mint
Subtitle
Report on state of the mint in 1782 and other material about the mint
Author
Finding aid prepared by alh, 1965; revised by ksc. 2006. Finding aid encoded by skt, 2006
Date
2006
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in <language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/1194539260
Preferred citation
Report on state of the mint in 1782 and other material about the mint, Department of Special Collections, MS P123, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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