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England and Scotland whose Banker will pay for Copper Coins in bills of a month shall be supplied with it Carriage free
March 23
Mr. Westwoods Proposal March 6 1797
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Westwoods proposal
he & his Brother began the manufacture of Copper Tokens near 10 years ago & have Coind Anglescey [Anglesey] halfence & Pence
Liverpool, Hull, Southampton, Leicester
Cronebane, Edinburgh, Rochdale
Leeds, Hull, Carmarthen
Wilkinsons, Exeter, Shrewsbury
if Two Tons a week may be made he undertakes to Gain for Government £2000 a year, Government to find House Warehouse Shops & Tools for Coining.
March 11 he makes a Calculation on the basis of lb 2 of Copper Coins for each family in England Wales Scotland & Ireland which he say[s] will Consume 1050 Tons.
Copper Rated at £100 per Ton he say will allow to government a Profit of £50 a Ton out of which they are to pay not only for what is Stated above but also 5 per Cent allowd to those who buy the Coin.
he supposes he may be able to Circulate 3 Tons a week & if he has a grant to Coin them at Birmingham will allow £45 a Ton. The Coin to be made Comparable to the mint Coin now in Circulation with any Edging that may be agreed on without further expence.
he sent as Specimens other Coinage
1 Cent 1791 Washington head Spread Eagle
1 druid halfpenny 1792. Armies tuteris Meribus money
1 Charles Macclesfield Roes halfpenny Establish Copper works 1758.