'An Account of the Tin remaining unsold in the Tower, in Holland, & at Hamburgh, Octob. 25. 1715', with an appended note, presumably to the Treasury, dated 26 October Isaac Newton c. 312 words The Newton Project Oxford 2016 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 25-26 October 1715, c. 312 words.

Printed in NC, 6: 244-5.

 Copy of note requesting an account of the quantities and value of tin in hand or paid for in the country or abroad [T 27/21.370] MINT 19/3/541, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/541 25-26 October 1715 England English Holograph Unknown Hand Unknown Hand (1) MintTin Trade Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Will Scott Will Scott finished transcription

An Account of the Tin remaining unsold in the Tower, in Holland, & at Hamburgh, Octob. 25. 1715.

There wasremained in the Tower 1742Tuns. 4Ccwt. 0grd. 5Ldwt which at 76li per Tunn (being the price it is now sold at) will make . . . . . . . . . .13247li. 7s. 4d

There was sent into Holland in the hands of Mr Beranger 1600Tuns, which at 80li per Tun comes to . . . . . . 128000li

Out of wchwhich summ must be deducted what heMr Beranger was paid to Mr Anstis upon acctaccount being

(as appears by his AcctsAccounts) – – – 1950 } 75500 And to Mr Neoico – – – – 2000 And what theMrhe Beranger has advanced by way of anticipation — } 54000 And there remains– 52500.0.0 There was also at Hamburgh in the hands of MSrMSir IJohn Lambert & Captain Gibbon 960 Tunns, which at 80li per Tuo — — 76800li Out of wchwhich must be deducted what they have advanced by way of anticipation } 14000 And there remains – 62800.0.0 And the summ total of the three AcctsAccounts is – 2477097.7.4

Mr Beranger & SrSir IJohn Lambert are to have an Interest at the rate of 5 per cent to be recooped from what they sell wchwhich must be deducted from this summ as alsoas also the charges of the Management. And what the Agents have in Cornwall must be deducted.

Is. Newton

Mint Office Octob. 296. 1715.

The Agents in Cornwal had in their hands at Christmas last about 397 Tuns, to which if the Christmas, Lady day & Midsummer coynages must be added, & if from the summ be deducted 951Tuns 16Ccwt 3grd 20℔ sent from Cornwall to yethe Tower; the remainder will be the quantity now in Cornwall to be added to the former account vizt

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