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This manuscript is a handwritten report Newton prepared for the British Treasury. In it, he reviews the price of silver, in proportion to gold, in the various countries of Europe, which is generally slightly higher than in England. This causes the English shillings and plate to be melted down and exported at a profit. To prevent this, Newton proposes to reduce the value of the guinea. Parliament accepted this recommendation and this rate has remained in effect ever since.
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This collection contains correspondence and documents primarily accumulated by English civil servant William Blathwayt (1649-1717) in his capacity as a British government official in such roles as Surveyor and Auditor General of Plantation Revenues and Secretary and member of the Lords of Trade. The bulk of the papers date from 1660 to 1709 and chiefly relate to the British colonies in North America and the West Indies .
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