Provincial Bank Manager's Letterbook
TitleProvincial Bank Manager's Letterbook
ReferenceB635/1
Date
29 June 1864 - 10 March 1866
Production date 1864 - 1866
Scope and ContentDamp press volume containing outgoing letter correspondence signed 'A: Cooper', Manager. Contains approximately five hundred letters.
Includes (for example):
14 October 1865, p.171, Letter marked private, to Mr Christie Esquire, London, concerning matter of Thomas M Usborne and his application for a seat on the Board of Directors of the bank. Cooper's letter notes 'Mr Usborne believes himself to have been badly treated by the National Bank, but there are two sides to every story. I do not think it at all likely that the Directors will for a moment think of appointing Mr Usborne, who is not even a shareholder...it is much better to keep such a man at arm's length'.
13 September 1865, pp.288-289, Letter to Thomas Hewat Esq., Dublin, concerning lack of progress on new bank building [97 South Mall, Cork]. Cooper notes that Mr Deane wishes to blame the architect, William G. Murray, and further that Mr Deane considers the Clerk of Works, Mr Pearse to be incompetent. Cooper complains to Hewat that his patience is exhausted, 'the more so because the public are actually laughing at the delatory & piddling way in which works are progressing - if progress it can be called'.
25 February 1865, p.591, Letter to the Union Bank of Australia, London, referring to a request for testimonials from Richard T. Purcell. Cooper is to forward letters from the managers of banks in Tralee and Skibbereen where Purcell had worked, he now intends to move to Australia. Cooper remarks that he has a personal connection to Purcell's 'lamented father' who is noted as Cooper's predecessor as manager in the Provincial Bank.
17 December 1864, p. 733, Letter to Thomas Hewat Esquire, London, informing Mr Hewat of the resignation of bank officer Mr Robert Swanton who 'has made up his mind to turn to farming pursuits...in the west of this county. I am sorry to lose Mr Swanton as he is a very good officer, and has given me general satisfaction'. Cooper's letter also contains an application from the trustees of the Cork Blind Asylum to consider lowering interest on their bank overdraft. Cooper recommends lowering the rate to 5 or 6 per cent, 'considering that the institution is a valuable & charitable one'. A similar recommendation is made for the Cork Protestant Orphan Society, Cooper states this account is on average overdrawn by between £300 and £350.
18 July 1864, p. 980, Letter to Thomas Hewat Esq., London, containing costs associated with temporary bank premises, including £59 to H&C Smith for iron work.
Includes (for example):
14 October 1865, p.171, Letter marked private, to Mr Christie Esquire, London, concerning matter of Thomas M Usborne and his application for a seat on the Board of Directors of the bank. Cooper's letter notes 'Mr Usborne believes himself to have been badly treated by the National Bank, but there are two sides to every story. I do not think it at all likely that the Directors will for a moment think of appointing Mr Usborne, who is not even a shareholder...it is much better to keep such a man at arm's length'.
13 September 1865, pp.288-289, Letter to Thomas Hewat Esq., Dublin, concerning lack of progress on new bank building [97 South Mall, Cork]. Cooper notes that Mr Deane wishes to blame the architect, William G. Murray, and further that Mr Deane considers the Clerk of Works, Mr Pearse to be incompetent. Cooper complains to Hewat that his patience is exhausted, 'the more so because the public are actually laughing at the delatory & piddling way in which works are progressing - if progress it can be called'.
25 February 1865, p.591, Letter to the Union Bank of Australia, London, referring to a request for testimonials from Richard T. Purcell. Cooper is to forward letters from the managers of banks in Tralee and Skibbereen where Purcell had worked, he now intends to move to Australia. Cooper remarks that he has a personal connection to Purcell's 'lamented father' who is noted as Cooper's predecessor as manager in the Provincial Bank.
17 December 1864, p. 733, Letter to Thomas Hewat Esquire, London, informing Mr Hewat of the resignation of bank officer Mr Robert Swanton who 'has made up his mind to turn to farming pursuits...in the west of this county. I am sorry to lose Mr Swanton as he is a very good officer, and has given me general satisfaction'. Cooper's letter also contains an application from the trustees of the Cork Blind Asylum to consider lowering interest on their bank overdraft. Cooper recommends lowering the rate to 5 or 6 per cent, 'considering that the institution is a valuable & charitable one'. A similar recommendation is made for the Cork Protestant Orphan Society, Cooper states this account is on average overdrawn by between £300 and £350.
18 July 1864, p. 980, Letter to Thomas Hewat Esq., London, containing costs associated with temporary bank premises, including £59 to H&C Smith for iron work.
Extentc.1000 pages (1 volume)
LanguageEnglish
SubjectBusiness Records, Banking
AccessOpen access to all registered readers at Cork City & County Archives.
RightsStandard rules of reproduction apply.
LevelItem
RepositoryCork City and County Archives