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Messrs. Mulcaster Farnacres 25th. Decemr. 1786 The Silver weighed exactly 960 Ounces but we find it to be short of the Assay Oz dwt grn tnths 42 3 10 8 ac to our computation 847oz Operation endg 28 Oct over 3 5 11 3 Assay made 4 Octr. 1786 900 Do endg 2 Decr short 2 18 22 8 Do 10 Decr 1786 The two from Assays of 4th. Octor. & 10th. Decemr. are very good work indeed but there certainly must have been some neglect in working the last Operation the Refined Lead being Quite too rich in Silver there being by Assay left in it at the rate of 14. 16. 8 per Fodder which is 4 21 6 more than was left in the Refined Lead of the operation preceding which Multiplied by <81> is equal to 19. 16. 21. 6 which deducted from 42 3 10 8 19 16 21 6 Still wd. have been short 22 6 13 2 if the work had been apparently as well done as the preceding Operation according to Assay so there is probably some thing due to bad work and some thing to this uncertainty of reckoning by Assay. We heartily wish you both and yr. respective connections many happy returns of the Season and are Your Humble Servants Walton & Turner