British Provincial, Dorset, Wimborne, Wimborne, Poole & Blandford Bank, One Pound, 5 October 1817, no. 515, for William Fryer, Edwin Andrews, John Fryer & Isaac Fryer, signed by John Fryer (Outing 2361H; Grant 3216). Ragged edges, tiny holes and splits in body, otherwise intact, good to very good £120-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British and Irish Banknotes formed by the Late Edward Barnby.

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The bank was established in Wimborne by John Fryer, John Andrews and William Woolfry by 1790, and had a branch at Poole. It was acquired by the National Provincial bank in 1840. Fryer’s son, William Fryer (†March 1834, aged 64), became the senior partner and it was he who played a large role in financing the Dorset merchants, shipowners and planters associated with the Newfoundland trade. His eldest son, John (†October 1854, aged 57), is the signatory on the note