Report on gold from the West Indies brought to the Mint by the South Sea Company

Author: Hopton Haynes

Source: MINT 19/1/108, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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<108r>

S^r

The Southsea Comp^y have lately rec.^d from their Agents in the West Ind.^s 6 or 7 parcels of Gold, w^ch they intend to have Coyn'd: and accordingly have imported 2 parcels, & have part of a 3^d. parcel now in y^e Assay office, ready to be weigh'd.

Vpon a view of y^e af. parcel I {inspected}{suspected} the Gold —& when all y^e Ingots were assayd, I causd 4 to be ret.^d. to y^e Comp^y. to be refin'd. In a 2^d. parcel I found 7 w^ch I {suspected}{inspected} to be of a bad mixture; & therefore orderd M^r. Whitaire to acquaint M^r. Utbert, the Comp^s. Agent, & M^r. Blatchford, their Refiner, that those 7 suspect.^d Ingots should be taken back & refind, unles they wou'd indemnify y^e Office. They both gave M^r. Whitaire strong assurances that there was no bad mixture in them, upon which they were all taken in, before I had heard their answer. Whereupon I caution'd M^r. Vanderesh not to sett them out for melting, Intend.^g to apprize You of y^e Affaire, <108v> that y^e sd Suspected Ingots might be further exam'^d. before their delivery to y^e Melter. A timely caution being necessary to make us safe, for the future.

I have taken all the Care I cou'd in examining what has already been assayd, at y^e Cutting, hammering, sheering, appearance on the Copples, & after nealing: but because y^s may'nt be sufficient, I would further propose that all the suspected Ingotts be broke in {y^r}{y^r} presence, the Comp^s. Refiner & Agent attend^g., & also {y^r}{y^r} Melter, when We may be better assur'd of the Nature of the Mass by a careful inspect.ⁿ of the breaches, than we can be, by an Assay taken off at one Corner.

The Comp^s. Agent & Refiner prest the admittance of y^e Gold now in y^e assay office: but I conceive it altogether reasonable that the office in gen^l. & the Matter in particular shoud be safe, & indemnifyd. Howeve the whole is submitted to Your consideratⁿ. that this affair may be settled upon a good foot to secure us for the future. If you please to Appoint \to morrow being/ Wensday, or thursday morning, I will attend in my place

I am Hon^d S^r.

yr. most Obed^t. H. Servt

H. Haynes

Tuesday 6. Sept^br. 1726