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

Prisoners' Letters to the Bank of England, 1781 - 1827af Deirdre Palk
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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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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780900952425
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 332
  • Udgivet:
  • 1. januar 2007
  • Størrelse:
  • 160x254x30 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 810 g.
  • Ukendt - mangler pt..

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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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