(ROTHSCHILD, NATHAN MAYER). Letter Signed, rebutting financial claim of Nathan Rothschild against the British Royal Mint, signed by James W. Morrison, Deputy Master of the Royal Mint and others

(ANGLO-JUDAICA)

London

25th November, 1829

Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777-1836), founder of the English branch of the famed Rothschild dynasty, proved of invaluable service to the British Government in helping to defray the costs of the Duke of Wellington’s army in Spain; in transmitting the British bullion subsidy to the Continental allies in the final stages of the Napoleonic Wars; and after the Congress of Vienna, in participating in the many governmental reconstruction loan and bond issues. The present letter from the Royal Mint counter-argues Rothschild’s claim that he was underpaid for the gold bullion he supplied to the Royal Mint. The letter seeks to rebuff the claim by detailing the precise amounts and true value of the gold delivered by Rothschild from March through November 1829. See The Life and Times of N.M. Rothschild (1998), p. 99; EJ, Vol. XIV, cols. 337-8