Copy Valleyfield # Edinbro
the
Best Kinder
15th Feb 1864
At the request of John Anglis of Cochrane Metal Company, London. We beg to advise you that he was in our employment for about three years prior to 1.858 & left with an excellent character for steadiness &c. He was employed in making & fitting up machinery. While our works were in process of reconstruction he considered
thereafter
the Complicated using
.1
Hours duly.
ppn Alex Cowent sons.
Allan Birrell
Cotry
Arsenal Woolwich
18 Feb 1864
142
John Englis
was employed here Regarded about three
As an
able
Years and a half up to April 15th, I considered him a first-class workman and he is fully acquainted with Mechanical and Engineering work
His intelligence
generally
is much above the ordinary
and was in the
highest attention
And left his
a leading
persevering
department
private
establishment of Davidson
(sign)
Copy
Royal Laboratory
for
Feb 18th 1864.
John Englis was employed in this department as a first-class Mechanic from Sept. 1859 to April 1862.
He was a very intelligent, attentive, and persevering workman has a competent knowledge of machine and Engine work generally and left here to take a situation as foreman in a private establishment.
Capt Minden Levy R.A.
Royal Mint
Superintendant