| Level | Item |
| Reference Number (click to see whole series/group) | M5/591 |
| Extent | 1 volume |
| Title | SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT: MEMORANDA BOOK - MISCELLANIES 1 |
| Date | 1797 - 1845 |
| Description | The contents and dates of this volume is very varied. Whilst most of the entries date date between 1797 and 1845 there are some entries dating up to the early-mid 20th century.)
Includes, donations by the Bank to public charities statistics of the gold and silver coined at the Royal Mint and in other parts of the United Kingdom between 1588 and 1809; number of persons prosecuted for coining between 1783 and 1818; list of Chief Cashiers (inc. dates of their appointment 1694 to 1908); donations to public charities; numbers of persons prosecuted for counterfeiting dollars and tokens issued by the Bank of England; issue of the Spanish dollar; donation to a monument to the memory of Admiral Lord Nelson; copies of applications for advances made by Parliament to the Bank (between 1819 and 1820); list of Architects of the Bank (1731 to 1935); donations to funds for the relief of widows of men killed in various wars. Pages 34-35 feature the Governor's Charge to the newly elected clerks.
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| Related Material | For a general index to M5/591 to M5/596 see M5/597; Our Code (15A53) |
| Original Reference | B639_1 |