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GB RPSL PB-CORRESP-LB-101049-672
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Correspondence regarding bank note orders and note durability concerns, March 1885
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- 23rd March 1885, 24th March 1885 (Creation)
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1 page
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English
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Summary: This page contains several documents of correspondence from Perkins Bacon & Co to The Lancaster Banking Company and the Bank of British North America, dated 23rd and 24th March 1885. The letters discuss the forwarding of bank note parcels as per previous orders and address concerns about the durability and color of recently supplied notes, referencing the use of blue ink to prevent photographic fraud and its adoption by several Scottish banks.
