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beginning of 1795 he bought Copper
at per Ton ------------ £105
it has been rising regularly Ever since
[in margin] Blanks
Several years ago the English Copper }
Company offerd Blends of halfpence } 107. 6 0
& Farthings to the mint at 11/½ }
Copper was then at ---------- 56 ----
of Course Cost of hot Rolling & Cutting }
into Blanks } 51. 5. 4
Said to be in 1774 but the Whole Evidence
being from memory is very doubtful
[in margin] Dealers in Copper
Wholesale dealers in Copper in London
English Copper to serve the E.I.C.
Mines Royal have half the District
with the dockyards
Thoyts & Co White Chapel
Bozner Hermitage Sheet
Ecton Copper is the best in England
[in margin] Foreign Copper
Russian Copper of which much might
be imported is better by £2 a Ton
being more malleable
Much would be imported did not the
Customs house interpret hammer
blows upon it intended only for
Striking off the Cinder & Slag into
[in margin] Duties on Copper
Manufacture & make it pay £16
instead of £10.10 a Ton duty it
Comes in Cakes or bars from 11 to 14
inches thick Long & from 1½ to 2
inches thick weight from 30 to 60 lb
Mines Royal say that Copper as a
metal is so precious in the assay
owing to the metal not being of a
homogenious Quality that they [now?]
buy any
[in margin] The other is merchantmen
almost all merchantmen are now
Copper Sheathd in time of war Copper