The Mint has room to store over 2,000 tons of tin without interfering with coinage work Isaac Newton c. 76 words The Newton Project Oxford 2016 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 c. October 1703, c. 76 words. Treasurer

Printed in NC, 4: 411 (no. 668); see CTB, 18 (1703): 79 for a Treasury minute, dated 22 October, of a report from Newton to much the same effect.

 MINT 19/3/560, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/560 c. October 1703 England English Holograph Unknown Hand Unknown Hand (1) MintTin Trade MintCorrespondence 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

To the RtRight HonbleHonourable the Lord High Treasurer of England.

May it please yoryour LordpLordship

Vpon reviewing the Mint I find that there is room enough for coyning twenty thousand pounds a week of silver & eighty thousand pounds a week of gold & at the same time lodging above two thousand Tunns of Tinn or above without bringing any Tin into the Rooms of yethe Gold & Silver

All wchwhich &c

Is. Newton

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