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[Note on dating: replies to a letter of 'May 26th last', and presumably belongs to the first year of George's reign.]
Printed in NC, 6: 226-7.
It appears Hamilton's name was inadvertently left out of the new indenture drawn up at the accession of King George: Newton recommends its re-instatement.
To the tblerstiesary
May it please your ps
In obedience to rps
26th last, upon the Petition of Mr William Hamilton for being
restored to his Place in his ts
represent that he who had been Clerk of the Bullion for the Mint
in Scotland before the Vnion of the two kingdoms, & who by this
Petition appears to be th
place by the Vnion, & in recompence for the loss thereof, made
an Officer in the present Mint in North Britain with a salary
of 50 li per ann, that salary having been allowed to him before
To the Clerk of the Bullion, as
But that Indenture becoming void by the death of her said Majesty,
& no grant of that place from his present ty
the Books of the Treasury,
alive nor what was his name: he was omitted in the Warrant
lately directed to that Mint the General of that Mint for
continuing the said Indenture in force. But since it now appears
that he is alive, if, in consideration of the services mentioned
in his Petition, his ty
place, it may be done by a Warrant under his ts
Manual directed to the said General for supplying the
omission in the Warrant above mentioned directed to him.ch
All which is most humbly submitted to rps
wisdom.