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Catalogue description Sir Charles Fremantle Papers
| Reference: | MINT 23 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Sir Charles Fremantle Papers |
| Description: |
Papers of Sir Charles Fremantle as Deputy Master of the Royal Mint relating mainly to the coinage; the proposed re-siting of the Royal Mint; and the Branch Mints in Australia. |
| Date: | 1869-1894 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Sir Charles William Fremantle, Knight, 1834-1914 |
| Physical description: | 60 files and papers |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
Sir Charles Fremantle was Deputy Master of the Royal Mint from 1868 to 1894. He assumed overall control in 1870 upon the death of the former Master, Thomas Graham. However Fremantle retained the title of Deputy Master, the Mastership being vested in the Chancellor of the Exchequer. In 1870 Fremantle submitted, jointly with C Rivers Wilson a memorandum to the House of Commons upon the workings of the Mint which was subsequently reorganized. |
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