Clerical copy of tenders to supply copper received in response to the advertisement of 30 April 1717 [<ref target="/catalogue/record/MINT00630">MINT00630</ref> (Mint 19/2/406)] and forwarded to the Mint with <ref target="/catalogue/record/MINT00636">MINT00636</ref> (Mint 19/2/366): Unknown Richard Jones Thomas Chambers Jonathan Holloway Isaac Newton c. 332 words Newton Project London 2019 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 after 30 April 1717, c. 332 words.

One of eleven different drafts of MINT00630 (Mint 19/2/406)

Mint 19/2/372: [May or June 1717.] Tenderer's name omitted.

Mint 19/2/373: [May or June 1717.] Tender from William Wood. Supplementary note in another hand describing Wood as a Wolverhampton dealer in iron, copper and brass.

Mint 19/2/377: 21 May 1717. Tender from Thomas Chambers.

Mint 19/2/380: 21 May 1717. Tender from Henry Robinson.

Mint 19/2/381: [May or June 1717.] Tender from John Parker.

Mint 19/2/382: [May or June 1717.] Tender from Henry Neale.

Mint 19/2/391: [May or June 1717.] Tender from Henry Hind [Hines, Haines, Hinde].

Mint 19/2/392: 21 May 1717. Tender from John Applebee [Appleby].

Mint 19/2/393: 24 May 1717. Tender from Richard Jones, who also bids to undertake the coining.

Mint 19/2/394: 24 May 1717. Tender from Jonathan Holloway.

Mint 19/2/370: 8 June 1717. Tender from Gabriel Ayres.

 Holograph draft advertisement inviting tenders to supply copper to the Mint [MINT 19/2/406] MINT 19/2/372, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/2/372 England after 30 April 1717 English Unknown Hand (1) Unknown Hand (2) Unknown Hand (3) Unknown Hand (4) Unknown Hand (5) Unknown Hand (6) Richard Jones Thomas Chambers Jonathun Holloway Holograph MintCopper Coinage Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Kees-Jan Schilt
Proposals humbly Offer'd To the Right Hon.bleHonorable the Lords Comm.ersCommissioners of his Maj.tsMajesties Treasury

That the Proposers may be admitted to supply the Mint with Blanks for Coynage made of Fine Brittish Copper Cast and Rolled only at fifteen pence ꝑper pound Weight

Or the Workmanship at Three pence half penny ꝑper Pound his Mahestie finding Copper. OR

That the Proposers may supply the Mint w.thwith Fine Brittish Copper Plates Hammer'd at their Mills and Cut in the Tower in Note there was a Vote of the House of Commons that they should be made of Our own English Fine Copper as near the intrinsick Value as possiblePresence of Officers appointed at Fifteen pence ꝑper pound Wt takeing in Return such Sissellage as is made at Twelve pence per pound Or otherwise to deliver in the plates with the usual Remedy at Nineteen pence ꝑper pound and take the same Wt in Return of Coyned Half pence and Farthings with the Sisselage made from the plates. Paying for the Coynage and Risqueing the Charge of Distribution themselves.

As the Proposers in the Petition annexed are so much Interested in the Copper Trade they are ready to prove that Hammering is the only Standard yet found to demonstrate the Purity of the Copper, they are of Opinion that is fittest for Coynage and haveing already expended so much money to find out the Method of makeing Brittish Copper what it now is they humbly hope they shall be prefer'd as an Encouragement to Art having such stock in the Trade already, will not do any thing prejudicial to themselves or the Publick in makeing too many HalfPence or Farthings or Coyning them when there is a Scarcity of Copper thereby Endamageing the Manufacture of Copper and incurring the Hazard of the Plantations not being supplyed and causeing the Necessity of Importing it from Abroad and thereby obligeing such Numbers of Workmen as are now Employed to stand still for want of it.

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