View Catalog: MINT00290
| Catalog Name | MINT00290 | |
|---|---|---|
| Document | ||
| Title | Report on exchange rates in American colonies | |
| Subtitle | ||
| Author | Isaac Newton | |
| Place of Origin | no place assigned | |
| Origin Date | c. 9 December 1703. | |
| Repository | National Archives (Kew, Richmond) | |
| Pages | 1,876 | |
| Wordcount | 0 | |
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In reply to the Council of Trade's reference of 2 December 1703, the Mint agree that there should be a uniform rate for foreign coins throughout America to prevent plantations undermining each other's trade. Recommend universal adoption of the Massachusetts standard. A table of intrinsic values of Spanish, Mexican and Peruvian coins by English standards is annexed.||Variant draft dated 9 December 1703 calendared in CTB, 19 (1704-March 1705): 224.
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