Holograph copy of various of Brandshagen and the Hamiltons' expense claims, with Newton's comments and revisions

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To Iohn Smart for Ballance 4. 10^s. Lanthorn 2. 3^s. Box scales Weights Corn tongues 11^s. Assay ballance box 3^s. Packing case 2^s. Total 7^li. 19^s. 0^d.

{illeg}|To| George {illeg}|Miln| |for| 350 bricks & Carriage to Aloa {sic} 9^s 7$\frac{1}{2}$^d. Clay & carriage 5^s. Charcoal & carriage & a cavas {sic} bagg 14^s 8^d. Total {3}|1|. {illeg}|9|. 3$\frac{1}{2}$

To M^r Drummond {illeg}|f|or seven Copies of the Report for ers the Comm^rs of y^e Treasury, Duke of Roxboroug 3 C{illeg}|o|mm^rs, S^r I.N. & one to keep & for binding 5. 16. {T}|F|o|r| a j{illeg} boxes & baggs for the Ore & Report 1. 2. 0 \Total/ 6. 18

To the two Hamiltons 20^li equaly. a{t}|Al|se 17. 0. 0|6|^d equally. Also 3^li to Iames & 4^li. {illeg}|1|3^s. 0 to T{ho}|om|as.

To Iames Wait at Aloa {sic} for 4 Test rings 10 Barrs & 2 bearing barrs f{illeg}|o|r a furnace 6^s 2^d$\frac{1}{2}$. Shovel tongues 4^s. Three new wedges 2^s. 1^d. New iron door 2^s 4^d. Steel Trowel |0.| {2}|1|. 6. 0. Hammer 1^s. 2^d. Other things 5^d. Total 0. 17. 8$\frac{1}{2}$

To Iames {illeg}|Wai|t for 9 barrs at 3$\frac{1}{2}$^d per lwt, Total 9^s. 7^d.

To Adam Drummond (\at Edinburgh/ 9 Novemb.) for Argol, Niter Arsnick, Sulphur, 10^s. 2^d.

To Iohn Andrews Ed|Edinburgh| (Novem 3^d) for an Iron Mortar & Pestill weighing 51^℔, 18^s. 2^d.

To Will^m Fog{illeg}|o| at Edinburgh\Leith/ Nov. 1 for 4 Bushells of Carcoal {sic} 2^s, 8^d.

To Geo. Miln Nov. 1 at Leith for an empty Hogshead, 2^s. 2|6|^d.

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The two Hamiltons set out Aug. 27 \or {sic} on{illeg}|th|er {sic} S{illeg}|ep|t 3/ & arrived at Edinburgh about Sept 19|4|^th. From thence to Iune 2{illeg}|7| is {illeg}|2{8}5|^{illeg} days w^ch at 10^s per diem comes to 1{li}|42|^li {illeg}|{1}|0^s due to Iames Hamilton. And {illeg}|from| t{illeg}|o| Feb. 19^th is 15|4|8 days w^ch at 10^{d}|s| per diem amounts to 76|4|^li {illeg}|0|0^s due to \w^ch/ Iohn Hamilton represents was promissed {illeg}|to| him by the {illeg}|r|ight Hon^ble V{illeg}|i|count Townshend then Secretary of State{,}|.| {illeg}|Bu|t the Warrant being signed before that promis was made, {illeg}|that| allowance is not inserted into it.

The two Hmiltons {sic} {illeg}|hav|e received of Brandshagen 44^li. {illeg}|13|^s. {illeg}|6|^d.

At 2^s per diem each there is due {illeg}|to| Iam {illeg}|28|^li 10^s. {illeg}|To| {illeg}|Thomas| {illeg}|16|^{illeg}|li|. They have received {illeg} between them {illeg}|4|4. {illeg}|13|. {illeg}|6|. At 5^s p^r diem there is due to {illeg}|D|^|r| 32^li. 10^s. & for clearing the Mint 2{9}|8|. {illeg}|5|. 1$\frac{1}{2}$ & {illeg}|p^d| to y^e two Hamiltons 44. 13. 6. Total 10{illeg}|5|. {illeg}|0|8. 7$\frac{1}{2}$

The {illeg}|D|^rs \Assay/ Furance o{illeg}|f| iron w^ch he carried down from London was of no use {illeg}|.| It was thrown by{illeg}|.| It was worth about 8^li. Assay scales worth about 9^li. Bone ashes loose.

Six men at 10^d p^r diem {illeg}|18| d{illeg}|a|ys = 4^li. 19^s, for clearing {illeg}|t|he Mine.

Timber about 10 or {illeg}|12|\20 shillings/. Grates, Pixaxes, Wedges, &c about 40^s

Messengers, Furnaces, Charcoal, Pitcoal & other Incidents 6^li.