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wish to get the head done here where I have a bust. I am going on with your presses 3 [indecipherable] are ready for tempering & a fourth will be done in a month. I rejoice to hear that your mint is finishd. I wish to see it work in the contract, be sure you take time for it is a tedious business to put the presses into compleat order but that once done the coinage will proceed with an incredible swiftness.
No. 25 - July 28 1788
Tho I hasten my departure as much as I can I do not hope to be with you before the middle of the next month. I hope you have finishd the Female screws the [indecipherable] &c.
No. 26 - Septr. 1
had not I been ill I should actualy have now been in England, but I shall set out with one of the earliest diligences.
No. 27, Octr. 3 1787, London
in consequence of your Letters & the sollicitation of many of the gentlemen which we met at Ld. Heathfields & with whom you conversed his Lordship has agreed that we settle the medal according to our project. I can not have any picture of him as they are all at the engravers consequently I must model him myself. I am in hopes to make it a good medal but we must [indecipherable] upon a good inscription. I shall take leave of my Lord today & directly take a place for Paris where I shall occupy myself entirely in finishing our demy Sol & afterwards the medal of Milord. Mr. B. took no notice of this Letter.
No. 28 - Oct. 31 1788
I arrivd yesterday & saw Mr. Fawkener who told me that my case was already in the hands of the officers of the mint but he would give orders to prevent it being opend in my absence, today I saw Ld Hawkesbury who will do his utmost to get me my [indecipherable] which is however difficult, he has desird me to come tomorrow at noon where I shall meet one of the officers of the Mint.