Banker (Banking)
Predecessor firm of the Glasgow Union Banking Co. and hence of Lloyds. James Dennistoun of Golfhill was founder and managing partner of the Glasgow Bank, and held a quarter of the original £200,000 in £5000 shares.
Predecessor firm of Glasgow Union Banking Co, and hence predecessor firm of Lloyds. Founded 1809 by James Dennistoun of Golfhill with James Ewing of Strathleven among others. Merged 1836 with The Ship Bank. .
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Shares
25%
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Share Amount
£ 50000
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1729 - 1809
Quaker merchant and banker, abolitionist who manumitted enslaved people in Jamaica
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
