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Bank of British North America fonds [textual record (some microform)]
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Record information Bank of British North America fonds [textual record (some microform)]
Date:1836-1918.Reference:R4371-0-2-E, MG28-II1Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:105655Date(s):1836-1918.Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:2.56 m of textual records.
14 microfilm reels : positive.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Fonds consists of the papers of the Bank of British North America which include minute books, microfilm, 1836-1918, 14 reels; correspondence of the New York Agency, 1867-1918; and miscellaneous material, 1837, 1860. Microfilmed material includes court committee minute books, 1836-1918; minute books of the bank, 1837-1918, and is located on microfilm reels M-161 to M-174.Provenance:Biography/Administrative history:Bank of British North America : The Bank of British North America was formed in London in 1836 by a group of British businessmen who wished to participate in the developing prosperity of the British North American colonies. Between 1836 and 1840 branches were opened in a number of cities in Lower and Upper Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland; and in 1862 in British Columbia. The Head Office was in London and the Head Office for Canada in Montreal. The bank applied for a Royal charter in 1840, and in 1871 by a special provision of the Bank Act a new charter was obtained.
At the time of W.W.I difficulties were experienced in administering the bank from headquarters in Great Britain, and in 1918 a merger was arranged with the Bank of Montreal.Additional information:General note:The correspondence of the New York Agency was received in 1957 from the Bank of Montreal. A petition, 1837, was received in 1957 from Alastair MacTavish of Ottawa, Ont.Location of originals note:The original minute books were held by the Bank of Montreal.Subject heading:- Bank of British North America. Court Committee of Directors - Minutes, 1836-1918
- Bank of British North America. Daily Committee of Directors - Minutes, 1837-1918
- Bank of British North America - Officials and employees, 1873-1918
- Bytown (Upper Canada) - Banks and banking, 1837
- Bytown (Upper Canada) - Petitions, 1837
- Legal cases, 1860
- Banks and banking - British North America, [1837, 1860-1918]
- Banks and banking Canada
- Montreal (Quebec) - Credit, [1873-1918]
- Montreal (Quebec) - Foreign exchange, [1873-1918]
- Montreal (Quebec) - Investments, [1873-1918]
- Montreal (Quebec) - Taxation, [1873-1918]
- Montreal (Quebec) - Interest rates, [1873-1918]
- Legal Opinions
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