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RefNoMS/859/2/41
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Richard Chenevix, Montjeron par Villeneuve St Georges, Department de Seine et Oise, France, to Charles Hatchett, Bellevue House, Chelsea
Date10 June 1821
DescriptionExplaining the error over the 400-franc wine bill, a 'French inaccuracy'. On a gang of French coiners who counterfeited using platina and copper covered with a thin layer of gold. They were discovered by accident. Their coins were examined by cutting across and scrutinizing under a strong lens. They were later arrested attempting to buy platina. Chenevix has found the ideal man for Brande, a Scottish doctor studying in France. Comments on the scandal and indecency of French debating chambers. The opinion of Malthus on Chenevix's articles for the Edinburgh Review: 'he is instigating war and making bad blood between the two countries'.
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5521Chenevix; Richard (c 1774 - 1830)c 1774 - 1830
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