[UMA-SRE-20120164] PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL LETTER SENT BY J.M. TEMPLETON TO ALL NATIONAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION AGENTS

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IdentifierUMA-SRE-20120164Extent1 letterScope and ContentOriginal control number: NMLS 153. This seven foolscap page hand-written letter was sent by Templeton as Actuary and Secretary to all NMLA agents following the first investigation of the Association in 1874. The letter was written to instil some zeal and enthusiasm into the agents for the coming year. (The office year ending 30 September 1875). Templeton went to great lengths to explain the inequitable distribution of bonuses to the foundation members of AMP Society and the Mutual Assurance Society of Victoria (later amalgated with NMLA). Colonial Mutual and the Australian Widows Fund rate a mention. Further, the letter was meant to leave no doubt in the minds of Agents that NMLS was the only truly mutual life office. This letter is also a true indication of how laborious a task it was to circulate a letter to agents at that time.Collection CategoryBusinessAccess StatusOpen for public accessRequest Access to RecordsRequest records from this Series

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CreatorNational Mutual Life Association of Australasia

Dates

Date20 August 1874

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Previous System ID2012.0164Descriptive NoteNo Finding Aid. Request all boxes

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Accession[2013.0006] Records of the National Mutual Life Association of Australasia

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[UMA-SRE-20120164] PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL LETTER SENT BY J.M. TEMPLETON TO ALL NATIONAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION AGENTS