Holograph memorandum deprecating a new alloy of silver and zinc in unknown proportions
Danger of a clamour. A power in the King or Regency to stop the coinage That the Comptro{illeg}|l|ler see {ym} melted down again as often as it is without the Remedy.
The Composition not yet discovered. It makes a hard brittle metal not coinage or|&| must be altered to make it malleable. The quantity of silver in it unknown. T{illeg}|he| Zink evaporates fast & by evaporating {or}|th|e colour will change, amp; therefore the composition is unfit for other uses. A mixture of silver & copper of more value.