Letter concerning the melting of money in Scotland into ingots

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To the Rt Honble the Lord High Treasurer of great Britain.

May it please yor Lordp

In obedience to your Lordps Order of Reference of the 23th Instant upon the annexed Memorial of the Commissioners Mr Rutherford, Mr Brown & Mr Bruce, in wch they desire a summ at present in part of the reward for executing their Commission, & refer the residue thereof to yor Lordps consideration after the business shall be over: we have considered the same & their bucsiness being to receive the old money of Scotland from the Bank & see the same melted into Ingots & to deliver the Ingots to be coined & keep an account of the whole & certify the deficiency (all wch require attendance & fidelity;) we humbly propose that they may receive at present, One hundred pounds a piece for themselves & sixty pounds for their Clerk & servants, in all 360 pounds to be paid out of the same fund out of wch Mr Allardes is paid for melting the money into Ingots in their presence.

All which is most humbly submitted to yor Lordships great

wisdome

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Is. Newton

David Gregory.

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<text in Unknown Hand begins>Report of Sr Is. Newton & Dr David Gregory concerning a Reward of the Commissioners for melting the old money of Scotland into Ingots.