| Description | Tew Park.
April 25.
Mr. Chubb.
Sir,
I have received your letter, in which you state that you have handed back to the auctioneers those medals which have been executed by Gozzard under the trustees' directions. This is well. I should wish you however to give them clearly to understand that the copper in these is mine. If Mr. Sandilands comes down, you should represent this to him. If he recognizes my claim, & is willing to make an arrangement for the price, you can do so. If he does not recognize it, you had better protect against their selling these medals, without agreeing with me, as to the price to be paid.
It appears from your present & former letter, that a considerable number of medals & coins of those which were lying at the Mint, had been struck by Gozzard, since I took to the Mint: & before I gave up working it. If so theses are clearly mine, & should not certainly be sold at the ensuing auction.
Please to explain this more particularly: as at present I do not feel quite certain how this stands.
I suppose Gozzard is well acquainted with the circumstances, & could give his evidence in support of yours.
I remain, Sir,
Your obedt. servt.
M. P. W. Boulton
P. S. I should wish you to understand that if the medals now in the Strong Room, formed part of the stores in the Mint, at the time of my father's death, they would belong to the trustees. Also, if struck by them, while they worked the Mint, previous to Sep. 22. 1843, they would I apprehend, be their property, unless I bought any such medals from them, (which you might know.) But, if they were struck while I worked the Mint, i.e. from 22. Sep. 1843, till I lately gave it up, they clearly are mine, & in that case you are to keep them where they are at present. |