Amalgamated Society Finances Show Detailed 13 Year View
The report covers December 1862 to December 1863 with full receipts and expenditure by branch. It notes 26 058 members, 205 England and Wales branches, 28 Scotland, 10 Ireland, 11 colonies, 8 US, and tallies per member benefits including sickness and donations out of employment. It highlights arrears, deaths from consumption, and the equalisation of funds to balance branches for the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
Amalgamated Society
England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
United States
Disease schemes and Alabama naval actions reported
The report describes profiteers killing diseased sheep to mask their condition for sale in London, with inspectors later catching on to the whitened meat. It also notes the ship Kent's Plymouth arrival from Melbourne and its report of the Confederate steamer Alabama burning the Rockingham and other American vessels with many prisoners aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Alabama
Lloyd’s
Kent
Plymouth
Melbourne
Semmes
Winding Up Consideration for Atlantic Royal Mail Steam Co
Adjourned meeting at London Tavern to decide voluntary winding up of Atlantic Royal Mail Steam Navigation Co. Directors cite Lord Stanley’s deadline and potential suspension of service for Ireland. Irish shareholders press for committee and continued subsidy talks as 1.6k Irish investors face total loss of £300,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company
London Tavern
Bishopsgate Street
John Chapman
Lord Stanley of
Alderley
Lever
Lord Stanley
J. Orrell Lever
Ireland
Alderman Reynolds
Dublin
Her Majesty
Carr
North
W. H. Butler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bristol
Sik Rowx Anp Hill
Commissioner Hill
Edin
Parliament
Rowland Hill
Rowland
Oxford
Commissioner Still
Nova Scotia Land and Gop Crusuine Company
Limitrzep
Wine Harbour
Sherbroke
Cumminger Lode
Oldham
Hall Lode
Hall Range
Wallace
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!