British Provincial, Staffordshire, Tamworth, Tamworth Old Bank, One Pound, 1 June 1818, E 9418, for Harding, Oakes and Willington, signed by James Harding (Outing 2131A; Grant 2877). Pinholes, otherwise good fine £60-80

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 partners in the bank, established in 1796, were Samuel Tuffley Harding, who made his fortune from calico printing, Charles Oakes, the town clerk, and Thomas Willington, a solicitor. It failed in April 1819 and some of its assets were acquired by Sir Robert Peel (1750-1830), the textile manufacturer who had co-issued silver tokens with Charles Harding in nearby Fazeley in 1811