| Description | Includes: - testimonial letters from the 'Ministère des Finances Chancellerie des Opèrations de Crèdit' in St. Petersburg, 07 July 1898 and 11 February 1900 [in French] - handwritten notes on the Berlin Mint by Ralph Heaton, March 1896 - a letter from Ralph Heaton to Walter [Heaton?], 17 August 1898, reporting discussions at a meeting with M. Josse Allard regarding minting operations in St. Petersburg. Ralph Heaton reports that rivals Chaudvoir & Co. have obtained a five year contract from the Russian Government to mint copper and establish a Mint in St. Petersburg. |