Banker (Banking)
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The bank was established in Whitehaven in 1786 as Hartley, Littledale, Hartley and Potter: the partners were brothers John and Thomas Hartley merchants, Samuel Potter a draper, and Henry Littledale. Also known as Whitehaven Bank. 1837 (as Hartleys and Co.) converted into a joint stock bank, Bank of Whitehaven. Predecessor firm of RBS.
In 1830 the partners of Hartleys & Co. at Whitehaven and Wigton were given as Thomas Hartley, Thomas Hartley the younger, Milham Hartley and George Harrison.
http://heritagearchives.rbs.com/wiki/Hartleys_%26_Co%2C_Whitehaven%2C_1786-1837 accessed 21/12/2010.
Twigg's Corrected List of the Country Bankers (London, 1830) p. 78.
1810 - ????
Enslaved young woman in St Peter, Barbados. Manumitted on the eve of Emancipation. Married a butcher in Speightstown.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
