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SHARES -- ROYAL BOND CERTIFICATE, N° 873: 100 pound sterling. 14 June. 1790. Letterpress sheet folded in half, signed by the lender J.J. de Beaune. Tog. w. 1 sheet of coupons, folded in half, all signed. -- Added: ROTTERDAMSCHE STOOMVAART-MAATSCHAPPIJ. Bewijs van aandeel groot 250 gulden, nrs. 200 & 652. Rotterdam, 31-10-1841. 2 Letterpress shares on folded sheets, each w. separate sheet of coupons, all signed. W. tax stamps. -- And 7 o. financial documents. (10).
Ad 1: Three royal brothers: George, Prince of Wales; Frederick, Duke of York; William Henry, Duke of Clarence, jointly borrow a sum of 100,000 pound sterling from Jean Jacques de Beaune, a lender based in London (Union Court, Broad Street), at an interest rate of 5% per annum. Despite their high status, many members of the royal family were financially dependent on private credit to sustain their extravagant lifestyles or fulfill political/military obligations.€ 100
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