Prisoners' Letters to the Bank of England, 1781-1827

London Record Society, volume 42. This volume comprises several hundred of such letters held in the Bank of England's archives. Many, mainly those written 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 offered information 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.

London Record Society.

Citation:

Prisoners' Letters to the Bank of England, 1781-1827, ed. Deirdre Palk ( London, 2007), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/london-record-soc/vol42 [accessed 21 December 2024].

Title	Page(s)
Abbreviations	vi
Introduction	vii-xxv
Letters, nos 1-100	1-34
Letters, nos 101-200	34-65
Letters, nos 201-300	65-92
Letters, nos 301-400	92-121
Letters, nos 401-500	121-150
Letters, nos 501-600	150-186
Letters, nos 601-700	186-222
Letters, nos 701-767	222-244
Index of Prisoner/Letter Writers: A-L	245-268
Index of Prisoner/Letter Writers: M-Y	268-287
Index	288-305

Prisoners' Letters to the Bank of England, 1781-1827

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