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Excerpt from Memoranda From a Note Book on the Yorkshire Penny Bank: Being a Series of Three Addresses Delivered to the Staff, During the Winter of 1898 The idea which suggested this modest attempt at a literary task arose in the ordinary course of business. A number of interesting incidents had from time to time come under my notice, of which 'memoranda' had been made. Subsequently it became necessary, for legal purposes, to study somewhat closely the early history of the Bank, which led to a further record of 'memoranda, ' and it seemed to me unwise that information which had cost much labour and research to obtain should be again laid out of sight and forgotten. Moreover, as so many of th...
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This substantially expanded new edition of the Guide to the Historical Records of British Banking contains details of over 700 archive collections held in local record offices, university and local libraries and of course, banks. This monumental reference work facilitates a wider knowledge and understanding of the history of British finance.
This book examines the daily practices of men and women in the 17th through 19th centuries to budget succesfully and make ends meet. The author shows the many ways businesses worked, such as pawning, selling, and borrowing on a regular basis, as well as the strong role gender played in the division of responsibilities.