Prisoners' Letters to the Bank of England, 1781 - 1827
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
London Record Society
ISBN-10
0900952423
ISBN-13
9780900952425
Publisher
London Record Society
Imprint
London Record Society
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 1st, 2007
Print length
332 Pages
Weight
810 grams
Product Classification:
Social & cultural history
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In British gaols and on hulks, awaiting transportation to New South Wales, prisoners convicted of forged paper currency offences wrote to their influential prosecutor, the Bank of England. This volume comprises several hundred ofsuch letters held in the Bank's archives. Many, mainly those wirtten by or for women, came from the depths of abject misery and poverty, begging help to cope with prison conditions and with the journey to Australia. Others offeredinformation to the Bank about forged note traffickers in the hope of gaining some benefit for themselves. The collection reveals an extraordinary story of a surprising relationship between convicted prisoners and a mighty financial institution.
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