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

Edited by Deirdre Palk. 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. Originally published by London Record Society, London, 2007.

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Table of contents

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