Catalogue Entry: MINT00433

Holograph draft balance sheet for the Edinburgh Mint 1704-9

Author: Isaac Newton

Metadata: c. 1710, c. 1,366 words

Source: MINT 19/3/31-32, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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Contents

Draft of a covering letter to the Treasury including notes on discrepancies between English and Scottish weights and summaries of legislation relating to the master's allowance, with queries about whether the poundage is to be based on Scottish or Troy weights, and related calculations.