Decreto Santander

Abstract

The image contains news about the purchase of a machine for the mints. Viewing the communication, which on July 30 was directed (SIC) from New York by Mr. Jerònimo Torres, and (SIC) the report that consequently has evacuated the director of the mint of this capital, i (SIC) from which documents emerge the need that said house has for the tools that Mr. Torres hired for it in Europe; the advantages that result from their acquisition, which are mainly reduced to having with them a well-assembled mint, instead of working as now with patched machines, with which very little progress is made, to having a solid wheel mill of iron, instead of what there is (SIC) now made of wood; that the price requested for said machines is not burdensome, nor are the means of verifying payment; that once these machines have been obtained, some of those that are left over in Bogotá can now be allocated to the Popayán plant, with whose desire (SIC) some of the great evils that that one now suffers can be remedied i (SIC) which is convenient i (SIC) even necessary the acquisition of the herre (SIC) or that is proposed: after hearing the opinion of the governing council, and (SIC) in accordance with the vote of its members. News published in the newspaper OFFICIAL REGISTRY OF NEW GRANADA No. 21 October 8-1833 Page 83