Report on recent assays and preparations for a pyx trial of pre-Union coin David Gregory c. 218 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 16 September 1707, c. 218 words. Isaac Newton MINT 19/5/51, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/5/51 16 September 1707 English Unknown Hand MintEdinburgh Mint MintCorrespondence Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Will Scott
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Edenborough. 16 Septr. 1707.

Sir

I wrote to you last post, & gave account of what Availes us, & begged your advice & direction. Although I gave express orders for pieces of the first & last of both pots already melted: yet they have so mingled the barrs, that I can only send you pieces of the two pots distinct; but am not able to tell you whitherwhether these pieces are of the first or last of the respective pots. I referr you to my last for the EssaysAssays & for the allay put into those pots.

You need not give your self trouble about the name of the Ship in which our things are: those we have a bill of loading sent us.

The Officers & servants of the mint as bussybusy about trying the Pix of the moneys coined before the Vnion: but in a post or two, I hope to send you some of our Coin, & further nottices about our meltings & Pot EssaysAssays.

I must beg of you to acquaint by your next, in what forwardness the Puncheons & Dyes are & when we may expect them. I am

Sir

Your most hume and most

Oblidged servant

DGregory.

Pray let me have your EssaysAssays masters Opinion of those two pieces of Silver.