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Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/1/111, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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  Recommends Hopton Haynes for the post of weigher and teller, giving an account of his previous employment at the Mint (as a clerk) and elsewhere [MINT 19/1/121]

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To the R^t Hon^ble the Lords Comm^rs of his Maj^ts Treary.

May it please yo^r Lord^ps

Amongst all the Petitioners for the place of Weigher and Teller I have most experience of the abilities of M^r Haynes. The allegations in his Py|e|tition are true, and while he acted in the Mint he had there a general reputation for integrity, diligence, sobriety, good humour, & readiness in business, |²|& in the time of recoyning the hammerd money did great service,|¹| & having been long amongst us \he/ is skilled in all the business of the Mint \& in the time of recoyning the hammered money did great service/. On these accounts the Officers of the Mint (M^r Neale{illeg}, M^r Hall mentioned in the Petion {sic} & my self) then recommended him earnestly to the Lords Comm^rs of his Maj^ties Treary as a very fit person to execute the Office of Comptroller under the two late Comptrollers in that time of great business, and when the Comptrollers in that time of great business and when the Comptrollers insisted on M^r Beresford a stranger. M^r Haynes was appointed to take care of the Comptrollers business till M^r Beresford could qualify himself. After the recoynage of the hammered money was ended M^r Haynes was imployed by M^r Hall in the Excise Office by M^r Hall above mentioned who is able to give a further character of his abilities & behaviour in both Offices. If my Deputy should be sick or leave me, M^r Haynes is qualified to assist me in the intervall.

If any Competitor\Competitor/ believes himself equally qualified \for |in| Mint affairs./ I desire that his character may by any friend who best knows it be put into the hands of the Officers of the Mint who are ready to examin it & make a report thereof to yo^r Lord^ps.

All w^ch is most humbly submitted &c