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I waited afterwards on Ld Heathfield who is intirely out of danger but too ill to speak to admit anybody, his son receivd me with politeness & my Lord would shake me by the hand, all his Friends found his Portrait very like.
No. 29 - Oct. 22 1787
I Left London on the 6th & came to Paris on the 11. I am now proceeding in the execution of our last projects to finish the demi Sol & engrave the medal of Gen. Elliott [Eliott] & also your Portrait with the Hotel des Monneyes [Monnaies] on the reverse. I told you that I had succeeded in the resemblance of Gen. Elliott. I hope at your return you will employ yourself in sending a good reverse - his own Ideas of a reverse follow.
On the top of this Letter Mr. B. has written on the reverse a Coining Press non sibi sed aliis [not for themselves but for others] on the back - have taken no notice of this Letter.
No. 30 - Jan. 21 1789, Soho
I have struck 7 peices only with the old Press & shall prepare some [indecipherable] of silver. Mr. B. has written on the back. I have taken no notice of his letter.
No. 31 - June 23 1789, Windsor
M de Lue has taken all possible pains to get me a setting of the King but without success. I doubt you have done wrong in giving the coin to the Kind instead of letting the minister do it & so thinks M. de Lue, we fear the King will not let lest by so doing he might be supperd & have given his consent to the Coinage of the demi Sols, the King is gone today to Kew & sets out on Wednesday.
M. Droz to Mr. Boulton.