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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 Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of his Majestys Treasury.

May it please your Lordships

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 Petition are true, and while he acted in the Mint he had there a general reputation for integrity, diligence, sobriety, good humour, & readiness in business, & 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, M^r Hall mentioned in the Petition & my self) then recommended him earnestly to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Treasury 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 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 believes himself equally qualified 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 your Lordships.

All which is most humbly submitted &c