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DOCUMENT 154.
SWEDENBORG’S LIFE AT THE COLLEGE IN 1723.*
A.
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Swedenborg was present at the College : April 13, 20, 23,
25, 29 ; May, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 13.
May 24.
During Swedenborg’s absence from the College a memo
rial + was discussed at length which he had read before
the Swedish Diet (Riksens Ständer), and which had been re
ferred to the College of Mines. In this memorial Sweden
borg endeavoured to prevail upon the Diet to abolish the dis
tinction between the noble and ignoble metals, by which
copper mining and the interests of copper were protected at the
expense of the iron interest.
The College opposed a change in the existing laws, and
instructed Assessor Bergenstierna125 to oppose the measure
orally in the House of Nobles.
B.
Swedenborg was present at the College: May 27, 30 ; June 15,
20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28.
From July 1 to 9 he was absent on account of business
connected with the Swedish Diet.
He was again present at the College : July 9, 10, 11, 13,
15, 17, 18, 22, 24, 26, 29 ; August 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16,
21 , 26, 29, 31 ; September 5, 9, 11, 12, 14 .
C.
Sept. 18.
A letter addressed by Swedenborg to the Royal College
was read, in which he protests against the granting of a privi
lege or a patent by the College to Col. Wollan forthe manu
facture of steel. This letter, which is dated Sept. 16, 1723,
is as follows:
* Extracted from the Minutes of the College of Mines for the year 1723.
+ This memorial is our Document 169.
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