| Description | 6 pcs. Concerning: Boulton's poor health and inability to write; military affairs, Matthew Robinson Boulton being appointed first Major of the first battalion in Birmingham, and having Generals, Colonels, and field officers for dinner at Soho; the 'Military mania' and enthusiasm among the public; the 'patriotick fund'; whether the Russian Mint will coin copper; Boulton's request for Walker to not exaggerate the number of pieces pressed per annum; a table of the rate at which different coins at the Soho Mint are pressed with a sheet of calculations to help Walker; Boulton's thoughts on a trip to Paris in April; his recommendations on sending the dies; the arrival of the various likenesses of the Emporer Alexander I and that Mr Southern of Hull reports the two busts have both their heads broke off; the use of bees wax over tallow in the spirit pipes of the engine; the floor levels; a large order from the East Indian Company for copper coin; and the shipping of the Mint goods. |