Covering letter for MINT00619 (Mint 19/2/322), mentioning that the proposal had been referred to him earlier the same month

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I have considered the inclosed estimate made upon a proposal offered to the Lord's Commrs for Trade & Plantations for coyning 1{illeg}500 Tunns of Copper into half pence & farthings in five years & d{illeg} according to their Lordps Order signified to one by ye Loetter of Aprithe 8th {illeg}Instant have sent you the inclosed opinion {illeg}& considerations upon them with my opinion therein. I beg the favour that you will please to ac{illeg}quaint their Lordps that {illeg}my L{illeg}ord High Treasurer hath{illeg} the coynage of copper mon{illeg}ey under consideration. I am