History of banking in Scotland
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History of banking in ScotlandTable of contents:
- CONTENTS. page 13- CHAPTER I. Origin and Development of Scottish Banking. page 17
- CHAPTER II. The Darien Company. page 29
- CHAPTER III. The Bank of Scotland. page 37
- CHAPTER IV. The Equivalent Company — The Royal Bank of Scotland. page 53
- CHAPTER V. Competition — Private Banking — John Coutts et Co. page 60
- CHAPTER VI. Ramsays, Bonars et Co. — Rebellion of 1745 — The British Linen Company page 70
- CHAPTER VII. Development of Banking in Glasgow and the Provinces. page 79
- CHAPTER VIII. Note-Issuing Mania and the Act of 1765. page 89
- CHAPTER IX. Douglas, Heron et Co., and the Crisis of 1772. page 99
- CHAPTER X. Resuscitation of Private Banking, and Rapid Development of Joint-Stock Banks. page 111
- CHAPTER XI. Forgeries and Illicit Coinage. page 124
- CHAPTER XII. The Crises of 1793 and 1797. page 135
- CHAPTER XIII. Conflict of Joint-Stock and Private Banking—The Commercial Bank of Scotland. page 145
- CHAPTER XIV. Murder and Robbery. page 160
- CHAPTER XV. From War to Crisis—Decay of National Banking of Local and Development. page 178
- CHAPTER XVI. The Small-Note Scare of 1826. page 191
- CHAPTER XVII. A Typical Period—Joint-Stock Mania, and the Crisis of 1837. page 199
- CHAPTER XVIII. The Close of Free Banking. page 210
- CHAPTER XIX. The Revolution Settlement. page 220
- CHAPTER XX. First Break-down of the Banking Settlement—Exchange Companies. page 229
- CHAPTER XXI. The Crisis in 1857—The Western Bank of Scotland. page 238
- CHAPTER XXII. Consolidation of Scottish Banking—The Crisis of 1866. page 247
- CHAPTER XXIII. The Institute of Bankers in Scotland. page 257
- CHAPTER XXIV. The Raid on England. page 263
- CHAPTER XXV. The City of Glasgow Bank. page 270
- CHAPTER XXVI. Limitation of Liability. page 280
- CHAPTER XXVII. Comparison of Scottish Banking in 1865 and 1883. page 286
- CHAPTER XXVIII. A Critical Period. page 292
- CHAPTER XXIX. The Decade preceding the War. page 303
- CHAPTER XXX. Armageddon. page 309
- CHAPTER XXXI. Conclusion page 317
- APPENDICES. page 325