Exechequer tally, 1812

Made:
1812 in London
Exchequer Tally, dated 1812, imperfect

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Exchequer Tally, dated 1812, imperfect

Exchequer tally, 1812.Tally sticks were a method of acounting for loans and payments used by the Treasury until 1826. Notches were cut into wooden sticks representing sums of money. The sticks were then split down the middle with the Exchequer keeping one half and the debtor the other. When the debt was due to be paid, the two halves were matched to see if they 'tallied'. If they did not, this was evidence of fraud.

Details

Category:
Mathematics
Object Number:
1889-36
type:
tally stick (exchequer)
credit:
Mr W. Rea