The Important Collection of Irish Paper Money formed by Bob Blake (Part II)

Co Dublin, Dublin, Receipt ‘for account of Trustees of the Lord Bangor, Three Hundred and Sixty Seven Pounds, for Shillings and Fivepence’, 1 July 1826, for John David La Touche, Robert La Touche, Peter la Touche Jnr and James Digges La Touche. Small hole in left side, otherwise good very fine €60-80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bob Blake Collection of Irish Banknotes.

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The Huguenot La Touche family were bankers to many Irish aristocrats in the 18th and 19th centuries. The bank ceased issuing its own paper currency after 1797, although some Post Bills survive. David Digges La Touche (1729-1817) was the first governor of the Bank of Ireland in 1783