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- 1860-1877 (Creation)
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8 production units.
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Biographical history
The bank was established by Royal charter in 1860 as an overseas bank operating in the British colonies of the Cape of Good Hope and Natal. By a supplemental charter of 1864 it was empowered to operate in addition in other British colonies south of the 22nd degree of latitude. The bank also had the right from early on to issue its own bank notes. The bank was taken over by the Standard Bank of British South Africa in 1875.
The bank's head office was located as follows: 1860-1, 16 Gresham House, Old Broad Street; 1862-75, 10 King William Street.
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Archival history
Not all of the records listed in S Pressnell and J Orbell, Guide to the Historical Records of British Banking (1985) were included in this deposit.
GB 0074 CLC/B/207-7 1860-1877 Collection 8 production units. London and South African Bank
The bank was established by Royal charter in 1860 as an overseas bank operating in the British colonies of the Cape of Good Hope and Natal. By a supplemental charter of 1864 it was empowered to operate in addition in other British colonies south of the 22nd degree of latitude. The bank also had the right from early on to issue its own bank notes. The bank was taken over by the Standard Bank of British South Africa in 1875.
The bank's head office was located as follows: 1860-1, 16 Gresham House, Old Broad Street; 1862-75, 10 King William Street.
Not all of the records listed in S Pressnell and J Orbell, Guide to the Historical Records of British Banking (1985) were included in this deposit.
The records held by Guildhall Library were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by Standard Chartered Bank in August 1989 and were catalogued in 1991. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
London and South African Bank records comprise: charters of incorporation, 1860, 1864-5; general ledgers, 1869-77; deed of settlement, 1861; correspondence, 1867-8; and contract of service, 1864.
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The records held by Guildhall Library were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by Standard Chartered Bank in August 1989 and were catalogued in 1991. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
London and South African Bank records comprise: charters of incorporation, 1860, 1864-5; general ledgers, 1869-77; deed of settlement, 1861; correspondence, 1867-8; and contract of service, 1864.
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Accruals
System of arrangement
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Conditions governing access
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English