Reports the East India Company's offer to take a hundred tons of tin in lieu of money owed it by the Treasury for saltpetre

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To the Rt Honble the Lords Commrs of her Majts Treary.

May it please your Lops

I understand by Mr Ward that the East India Company are willing to give 7000li for one hundred Tunns of Tin to be paid in Exchequer Bills {sic} out of the first moneys they shall receive of your Lordsps for salt peter & in the same moneys, & desire the Tin may be speedily delivedred if your Lordps approve thereof.

All which is most humbly submitted to yor Lordps   great wisdome.

Is. Newton

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