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      gOUXH ABSmiUN BMK ^ G Incorporated by Royal Charter , 1847 . The Court of Directors GRANT LETTERS of CREDIT and BILLS upon theCompauy ' - Bank , Adblaidb , at par . Approved drafts negotiated and sent for collection . Business with , all the Australian Colonies conducted through the Bank ' s Agents . ADDly at the Company's Offices , 54 . Old Broad-street , London . WILLIAM PURDY , Manager . London , July , 1856 . \ [ '

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      BANK OF DEPOSIT , No . 3 , PAILrMALL EAST , LONDON . Established a . d . 1844 . Parties desirous of Investing Money aro requested to examine the plan of the Bank of Deposit . Prospectuses and forms for opening accounts sent free on application . PETER MORRISON , Managing Director .

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  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), July 5, 1856, page 647, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2148/page/23/