[Bank of England; Napoleonic Wars; Ministry of All the Talents; National Debt;] Complex & Significant Financial Manuscript Document SIGNED by Granville, Camden, Bathurst, Eden, John Pearse, Spencer Perceval, Earl of Desart [see notes below]

The significance of this document is indicated by the Prime Minister's signature (Spencer Perceval). And the National Debt was a major issue given the expense of fighting Napoleon. Description: Two pages, folio, fold marks, aged, small closed tears, edges worn in poart, text clear and complete. Heading [see Image] as follows: Acts of Parliament in this behalf That you deliver & pay unto the Governor & Company of the Bank of England the Sum[s?] by way of [Impress?] for the reduction of the National Debt to be by them applied. This heading is followed by the signatures of Spencer Perceval, serving Prime Minister cut down in his prime in 1812, the Earl of Desart and A.N. Other [S. Barnes?? See Image.] The statement is followed by Sums due for [...] to [?]Jan. 1810, itself followed by columns involving substantial sums totalling [£]428,950.2.3, headed For Great Britain | For Ireland | For Great Britain | For Ireland | Total of £1 PCent , accompanied by details concerning the finance, for example £895.522,7.9 on account of Portugal [Britishmilitary involvement 1807-1810]. The first page concludes with the secretarial statement And these together with their acquittance shall be your [signatories overleaf] discharge herein |, signed by former Prime Minister (Ministry of All the Talents), Lord Grenville. Overleaf details of payments are given. See Image. Lord Camden paid £200.000 from Stamps Consol[idate]d Fund, statement Brought from War Taxes [details]. Bathurst and Eden are requested to pay up, Eden from Excise Consol[idate]d Fund, which he does (receipt signed by John Pearse Depy Govr (Bank of England)(See Notes below). The people responsible for paying, Camden, Bathurst and Eden. Notes: a. John Pearse: Pearse served as a director of the Bank of England (1790-1791, 1793-1808 and 1812-1828), as its deputy governor (1808-1810) and finally as its governor (1810-1812).[1]Pearse together with his brother was a senior partner in J. and B. Pearse and Company, which operated as wool merchants and army clothiers in London. He continued in business throughout the Napoleonic wars, enjoying lucrative contracts through his connection with the Duke of York, the commander-in-chief. [Wikipedia]; b. Presumably John Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden (1759 -1840),1812, was a British politician. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in the revolutionary years 1795 to 1798 and as Secretary of State for War and the Colonies between 1804 and 1805. [Wikipedia]; Bathurst: Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst (1762-1834, ) statesman, Bathurst was member of Parliament for Cirencester. […] he became master of the mint and was president of the Board of Trade and master of the mint during the ministries of the Duke of Portland and Spencer Perceval, vacating these posts in June 1812 to become secretary for war and the colonies under the Earl of Liverpool. He was secretary for war and the colonies until Liverpool resigned in 1827 and deserves some credit for improving the conduct of the Peninsular War. As secretary for the colonies, Bathurst was closely concerned with the abolition of the slave trade. [Wikipedia edited]; William Eden presumably: William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, PC (Ire), (1745 – 1814) diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1793.[Wikipedia edited]