Provincial Bank Manager's Letterbook
TitleProvincial Bank Manager's Letterbook
ReferenceB635/2
Date
15 Oct 1868 - 7 July 1870
Production date 1868 - 1870
Scope and ContentDamp press volume containing outgoing letter correspondence signed 'A: Cooper', Manager. Contains approximately five hundred letters.
Includes (for example):
19 April 1870, p.96., Letter to Alex Christie Esq., London, in connection with cost of painting works required for interior of bank building at 97 South Mall, Cork. An estimate from Mr Sam[uel] Rogers for £150 has been received along with drawings and suggesting colouring of paint works on ceiling, cornicing, and walls. Cooper refers to these: 'I confess I do not like the way they are coloured and I told him so... the only person in Cork whose opinion I would much value in this subject is Sir John Benson and it might be worth while to give him a fee for his ideas. It would be a pity to spoil the finest office in Cork for a small saving'. Cooper also refers to the matter that the painting cannot be delayed further, 'as the great glare from the partially white walls is affecting the eyesight of some of the officers, three of them are wearing spectacles in consequence'.
9 August 1868, p.481., Letter or Statement on return of bank accountant, Mr John Henderson after absence. Contains a statement signed by the bank manager Anderson Cooper, the accountant John Henderson, and the assistant accountant J.S. Kelly. The statement records the total sums held in the bank's strong room as £110,300. Branch notes returned are totaled at £19,290. Unissued notes in parcels for dispatch to the branches in Tralee, Youghal, Bandon, and Skibbereen are totaled at £1,744.
14 June 1869, p. 574., Letter to Alex Christie, Esq., London, concerning the death of bank customer Alexander Deane, gentleman, of Queenstown [Cobh]. This letter includes a list of Deane's debts in table format, with a column for additional remarks on each bill or 'obligation' due by Deane. Of these, a bill to Jeremiah Clayton remarks: ' a decent young man, small means', and Thomas Ely, 'honest & industrious but weak and with small means'. Deane's total amount due in bills is £8,514., excluding his overdrawn account stated as £3,051. Listed in Deane's obligations is a mortgage against Wheeler's Docks for £5,000, of which £2,000 has been paid.
10 March 1869, p.728., Letter to A Christie, Esq., London, containing reference to the corn trade: 'some of the bank's customers will lose so much as to endanger their stability'. The letter also references significant sums of bills, at £26,000, belonging to Mr Hawkes, Sir John Arnott, and George Humpreys.
Includes (for example):
19 April 1870, p.96., Letter to Alex Christie Esq., London, in connection with cost of painting works required for interior of bank building at 97 South Mall, Cork. An estimate from Mr Sam[uel] Rogers for £150 has been received along with drawings and suggesting colouring of paint works on ceiling, cornicing, and walls. Cooper refers to these: 'I confess I do not like the way they are coloured and I told him so... the only person in Cork whose opinion I would much value in this subject is Sir John Benson and it might be worth while to give him a fee for his ideas. It would be a pity to spoil the finest office in Cork for a small saving'. Cooper also refers to the matter that the painting cannot be delayed further, 'as the great glare from the partially white walls is affecting the eyesight of some of the officers, three of them are wearing spectacles in consequence'.
9 August 1868, p.481., Letter or Statement on return of bank accountant, Mr John Henderson after absence. Contains a statement signed by the bank manager Anderson Cooper, the accountant John Henderson, and the assistant accountant J.S. Kelly. The statement records the total sums held in the bank's strong room as £110,300. Branch notes returned are totaled at £19,290. Unissued notes in parcels for dispatch to the branches in Tralee, Youghal, Bandon, and Skibbereen are totaled at £1,744.
14 June 1869, p. 574., Letter to Alex Christie, Esq., London, concerning the death of bank customer Alexander Deane, gentleman, of Queenstown [Cobh]. This letter includes a list of Deane's debts in table format, with a column for additional remarks on each bill or 'obligation' due by Deane. Of these, a bill to Jeremiah Clayton remarks: ' a decent young man, small means', and Thomas Ely, 'honest & industrious but weak and with small means'. Deane's total amount due in bills is £8,514., excluding his overdrawn account stated as £3,051. Listed in Deane's obligations is a mortgage against Wheeler's Docks for £5,000, of which £2,000 has been paid.
10 March 1869, p.728., Letter to A Christie, Esq., London, containing reference to the corn trade: 'some of the bank's customers will lose so much as to endanger their stability'. The letter also references significant sums of bills, at £26,000, belonging to Mr Hawkes, Sir John Arnott, and George Humpreys.
Extentc.1000 pages (1 volume)
LanguageEnglish
SubjectBusiness Records, Banking
AccessHard copies: Accessible to Readers by appointment. Access restrictions apply to some collections. Digital object/copy: see Download Media and/or Digital Reference
RightsLicensing information available on request by email to archivist@corkcity.ie Copyright Cork City and County Archives, Cork City Council, unless otherwise indicated. All Rights Reserved.
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RepositoryCork City and County Archives