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Matthew Boulton Exports Machinery for a Mint to Russia

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Matthew Boulton Exports Machinery for a Mint to Russia
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[British Government]. AN ACT TO ENABLE MATTHEW BOULTON, ENGINEER, TO EXPORT THE MACHINERY NECESSARY FOR ERECTING A MINT IN THE DOMINIONS OF HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, THE EMPEROR OF ALL THE RUSSIAS. London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, Printers to the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, 12th July 1799. Folio, removed from previous binding. (753)-755, (1) pages. Drop-title with the Royal Arms at the head of the first page. Housed within a well-made brown cloth folder with a printed label on front and silk ties. Very good or better. A historically important Act of Parliament which allowed Boulton to “export any Machinery, Tools, Utensils, Implements, or other Things, of what Nature soever” to Russia for the establishment of the first steam-powered Mint at St. Petersburg. A significant document.