The report is signed by Newton and certified by Thomas Hall [master's assistant]. A postscript by Newton details the duties of the weigher and teller.
View Catalog: MINT00044
| Catalog Name | MINT00044 | |
|---|---|---|
| Document | ||
| Title | Recommends Hopton Haynes for the post of weigher and teller, giving an account of his previous employment at the Mint (as a clerk) and elsewhere | |
| Subtitle | ||
| Author | Isaac Newton | |
| Place of Origin | no place assigned | |
| Origin Date | 5 September 1701 | |
| Repository | National Archives (Kew, Richmond) | |
| Pages | 706 | |
| Wordcount | 0 | |
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Printed in NC, 4: 375-6; further comment in NC, 7: 422 (no. 641) and Westfall, 593. Haynes, who before Conduitt's arrival was probably the only figure at the Mint who can be described as Newton's friend, was duly appointed on 30 September.