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Copy of a letter from [Cox and Company] to WSC enclosing details of WSC's loans [see CHAR 28/144A/2] and informing him that his current account is 3,900 pounds overdrawn. Carbon. Typescript. Draft of letter at CHAR 28/144A/4.

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Draft of a letter from [Cox and Company] to WSC enclosing details of WSC's loans [see CHAR 28/144A/2] and informing him that in addition his current account is 3,900 pounds overdrawn. Manuscript. Copy of letter at CHAR 28/144A/3.

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Draft of a letter from [W Bernau Cox and Company on the paper of the National Club] to WSC on his finances with recommendations. Manuscript.

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Account sheet showing dividends paid on WSC's shares. Manuscript.

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List of shares held in South African companies on WSC's account detailing the number of shares held and their value. Typescript.

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List of securities held by the Stock Department of Cox and Company on WSC's account detailing the number of shares held and the share price.

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Letter from WSC (Colonial Office, Downing Street [London]) to W Bernau of Cox and Company on his financial affairs including: his intention to allow John S Churchill to re-invest many of his stocks during his absence in the Middle East; his life insurance policies; and his intention to repay a 7,000 pound loan and keep a 15,000 pound loan and 5,000 pound overdraft as they are. Signed typescript annotated with notes by W Bernau.

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Copy of a letter from [W Bernau of Cox and Company] to WSC on WSC's financial affairs including: his shares; premiums due on WSC's life assurance policies and WSC's decision to allow a policy to lapse; and his loans and overdraft. Carbon. Typescript.

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Letter from Vickers, Da Costa and Company (Warnford Court, London) to W Bernau of Cox and Company acknowledging a draft of 500 pounds for WSC's account and enclosing [bearer bonds issued by the Chinese government, not present]. Signed typescript.

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Letter from John S Churchill (Vickers, Da Costa and Company, Warnford Court, London) to W Bernau of Cox and Company] on share transactions which have been carried out on WSC's behalf. Signed manuscript. Annotated on dorse with a draft of CHAR 28/144A/28.

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Letter from WSC (Chartwell Manor, Westerham, Kent) to W Bernau of Lloyds Bank marked 'confidential' informing him that he has sold his house at 2 Sussex Square for 10,750 pounds and of his plans for the proceeds, asking for an overdraft and telling him that John S Churchill will sell shares to repay WSC's loan. Signed typescript. Annotated on dorse with financial calculations.

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Calculations of WSC's loans and securities against them. Manuscript with pencil additions.

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Calculations of WSC's loans and securities against them. Manuscript.

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Copy of a letter from [W Bernau of Lloyds bank] to WSC on WSC's finances including: the bank's decision not to increase his loans; the amount of WSC's overdraft (10,004 pounds) and the need for the debt to be reduced; and the bank's decision not to advance him 7,200 pounds for the purchase of shares. Unsigned carbon.

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Letter from W Bernau (Manaclan, St Martin Street, Cornwall) to "RM" informing him of his decisions about WSC's overdraft. He expresses the hope that the bank will support his decisions, commenting "If he dies we are well covered & if he lives we shall get it back all right." Signed manuscript.

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Letter from WSC (Chartwell, Westerham, Kent) to W Bernau of Lloyds Bank marked "confidential" on his finances including: an extension of his overdraft; his estimate of his expenses until 15 November (totalling 3,780 pounds) and forthcoming payments; the amounts due from articles he intends to write; his intentions regarding the sale of shares; and a request for a letter of credit for 500 pounds to cover his tour in Canada and the United States. Signed typescript.

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Copy of a letter from [W Bernau of Lloyds Bank] to WSC informing him that the bank will allow him to increase his overdraft to 9,500 pounds and that he must reduce it to 8,000 pounds by the 30 June. Unsigned carbon.

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Copy of a letter from [W Bernau of Lloyds Bank] to WSC informing him that he has paid cheques into his account; discussing the amount of premiums on WSC's life assurance policy; and enclosing an application form for the National Mutual Life Assurance Society. Unsigned carbon.

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Letter from WSC (Chartwell, Westerham, Kent] to W Bernau of Lloyds Bank discussing his desire to take another life assurance policy to "cover the risks of my dying before I have completed the various important literary tasks upon which I am engaged" and the effect of this on his income tax allowance. Signed typescript.

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Copy of a letter from [W Bernau of Lloyds Bank] to WSC on WSC's finances including: the bank's agreement to an extension of WSC's overdraft with various conditions about its reduction; WSC's application for a life assurance policy from the Commercial Union Assurance Company; and the rate of interest on the loan. Carbon signed with initials.

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Letter from WSC (62, Onslow Gardens [London]) to W Bernau of Lloyds Bank marked "confidential" detailing payments he expects from writing articles and from his estate and proposing reductions of his overdraft; and discussing his shares and arrangements to increase securities held by the bank. Signed typescript.

Scope and Contents Copy of a paper by W Bernau [of Lloyds bank] recording an interview with WSC on WSC's finances including: WSC's difficulties in reducing his loan; a summary of WSC's loans (totalling 11700 pounds) and securities (totalling 14400 pounds); WSC's literary contracts; Bernau's opinion that WSC is living within his means and his decision to extend WSC's overdraft to 9,000 and his recommendation that WSC should not be asked to re-mortgage Chartwell; and the possibility that WSC may need a separate...

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Manuscript calculations [in the hand of W Bernau of Lloyds bank] relating to [WSC's] finances.

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Copy of a letter from [W Bernau of Lloyds bank] to WSC informing him that the bank will renew his two loans of 2,000 each for another 12 months. Carbon typescript signed with initials.

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Notes [in the hand of W Bernau of Lloyds bank] on WSC's finances. Unsigned manuscript.