| Administrative History | The Bank was instituted on 13 Apr 1816 by the Parishioners of Old Machar Parish, Aberdeen. It's object, as stated in the Rules and Regulations was " to encourage the deposit of small sums which a bank will not receive, and which might otherwise be squandered away, unsafely deposited, or lost altogether " (MS 638). It was wound up in 1855. |
| Description | Minute book containing minutes of directors' meetings, 13 Apr 1816 - 15 Dec 1855. The volume also contains minutes of Old Aberdeen Town Council, regarding disbursement of closing funds, 14 Feb 1860; rules and regulations, 1816 and 1822; a draft scheme for administering a Female Sick Fund, n.d.; and unemployed relief payments book, d. 1855. |
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