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Issue Department

Great Britain · Economy / Banking. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1844Date range
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Chronological records

1844

William Cotton19 July 1844

London · Economy / Banking

Cotton implements separate Issue and Banking Departments under the Bank Charter Act.

Names involved

William Cotton

Provenance

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