Report on the state of coinage in Barcelona

Manuscript report entitled 'A State of the Coynage in Barcelona', [1714], with a note that 'This paper was attested upon oath before the Commissioners of Accounts the 14th day of May 1714 by Mr. [John] Mead'. The remainder of the volume comprises a printed copy of the answer of James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope, to allegations concerning his financial administration as Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in Catalonia during 1708, and contains manuscript annotations in Stanhope's hand.

The report relates to the enquiry into the financial administration of James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope, as Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in Catalonia in 1708, in particular to the recoining of silver sent to Spain from Italy during the War of Spanish Succession (1701-1714).

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Bound in a Goldsmiths' Library volume lettered 'Stanhope - Answer to Report of Commissioners sent into Spain' (1714). (G.L. Cat 5160). It is possible that this volume was owned by Lord Stanhope.

Collection level description.

7½" x 4½"

Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.

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